Stinker Madness - The Bad Movie Podcasthttp://www.stinkermadness.com/
en-GBAll Rights Reserverd - Stinker Madnesshttp://feeds.podtrac.com/Y8wIP0vSvqJjBad movies and nonsense for your ear-holesStinker Madnessyesbad,comedy,entertainment,film,movies,parody, film,humor,review, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, movies, b-movies, netflix, streaming movies, amazon prime, budget movies, roger corman, cannon films, chuck norris, sylvester stallone, action movies, horrorStinker Madness is a bad movie podcast that loves horrible films that might actually be wonderful little gems. Or they could suck. Cult, budget and "bad" movies twice a week.Stinker Madness is a bad movie podcast that loves horrible films that might actually be wonderful little gems. Or they could suck. Cult, budget and "bad" movies twice a week.Justintalk@stinkermadness.comThe Jackie is Gone so Sam can Talk about MCU and Star Wars Not SpecialJustin and SamThis unspecial we discuss all of the problems with Endgame, Star Wars franchise, GoT, and some very high quality streaming do's and don'ts.While Jackie is away the boys come out to say stupid things. Sam and Justin give a deep slap across Endgame's face, a thorough look at the current state of the Star Wars universe, some mild Game of Thrones talk and reviews of Bumblebee, The Concorde Affaire '79 and Sorceress.
We discuss the problems with time travel, the snap undo, Cap made out with his daughter, Capt. Chrome serves no purpose, the benefits of George Lucas, how light speed sucks, how to close the too many doors you've opened in Westeros and Jack B gives us a full review on Pet Semetary 2019.While Jackie is away the boys come out to say stupid things. Sam and Justin give a deep slap across Endgame's face, a thorough look at the current state of the Star Wars universe, some mild Game of Thrones talk and reviews of Bumblebee, The Concorde Affaire '79 and Sorceress.
We discuss the problems with time travel, the snap undo, Cap made out with his daughter, Capt. Chrome serves no purpose, the benefits of George Lucas, how light speed sucks, how to close the too many doors you've opened in Westeros and Jack B gives us a full review on Pet Semetary 2019.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/vrv9eq/episode-376-mcu-sw-special.mp3yesMon, 20 May 2019 16:13:30 -05001:26:20bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Men of War - It's batshit, literallyJustin, Jackie, and SamSometimes movies go off the rails. This one didn't bother using them to begin with.<p>Sometimes a studio puts too much talent behind a terribly stupid movie. Sometimes there's some subtle social commentary that sneaks into the script and then has the competency behind the camera to accurately capture those topics. Then you have action guys who just like to blow everything up. Welcome to Men of War.</p>
<p>I absolutely adore this movie. It suffers from the Idiot Plot, yet has some level of emotion behind everything it tries to achieve. It's like a mashup of Forrest Gump/Platoon and Deadly Prey. Everything is shot well, the location is fantastic, the dialogue is sharp.... until Dolph gets to deliver some one-liners.</p>
<p>Without spoiling much, I have to say that the plot revolves around a couple of corporate dorks hire ex-mercenary Nick Gunar to invade an island, get the natives to sign a legal document or else kill all of them and then.... profit? After learning what their business model is (they aren't selling widgets) Gunar decides they are idiots and isn't going to murder a bunch of women and children for their soon to be bankrupt business partnership. Then insanity ensues.</p>
<p>It's an up and down ride from start to finish with Dolph splitting his time with kicking ass, falling in love with the island and it's people, dealing with the Idiot Corporation, his rival mercenary Keefer (played by the always at an 11 Trevor Goddard) getting some Charlotte Lewis naked playtime and shooting people in the face with a rocket launcher. All of it is a blast (get it?) and is constantly throwing you new curveballs of questionable story-telling.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This is a must do.</p><p>Sometimes a studio puts too much talent behind a terribly stupid movie. Sometimes there's some subtle social commentary that sneaks into the script and then has the competency behind the camera to accurately capture those topics. Then you have action guys who just like to blow everything up. Welcome to Men of War.</p>
<p>I absolutely adore this movie. It suffers from the Idiot Plot, yet has some level of emotion behind everything it tries to achieve. It's like a mashup of Forrest Gump/Platoon and Deadly Prey. Everything is shot well, the location is fantastic, the dialogue is sharp.... until Dolph gets to deliver some one-liners.</p>
<p>Without spoiling much, I have to say that the plot revolves around a couple of corporate dorks hire ex-mercenary Nick Gunar to invade an island, get the natives to sign a legal document or else kill all of them and then.... profit? After learning what their business model is (they aren't selling widgets) Gunar decides they are idiots and isn't going to murder a bunch of women and children for their soon to be bankrupt business partnership. Then insanity ensues.</p>
<p>It's an up and down ride from start to finish with Dolph splitting his time with kicking ass, falling in love with the island and it's people, dealing with the Idiot Corporation, his rival mercenary Keefer (played by the always at an 11 Trevor Goddard) getting some Charlotte Lewis naked playtime and shooting people in the face with a rocket launcher. All of it is a blast (get it?) and is constantly throwing you new curveballs of questionable story-telling.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This is a must do.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/mbegdw/episode-375-men-of-war.mp3yesMon, 13 May 2019 16:37:41 -05001:34:51bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Bubba Ho-Tep - The plot has left the buildingJustin, Jackie, and SamA strong plot (and story that still needs to be told) gets pushed aside by a butt-sucking mummy and neither does anything for us.<p>Elvis and JFK team up to take down a butt-sucking undead SOB in a nursing home. OR Elvis ends up in a horrible nursing home and struggles to find a reason to keep living. Pick one. You can't have both without muddying up the other.&nbsp;</p>
<p>While <em>Bubba Ho-Tep</em> should absolutely be praised for accomplishing what it does on only $500,000, it must also be dissed for its non-budget related flaws. Chiefly its duality but also in its production. If you read the back story on this movie, you'll learn that they had a mismatch with the cameras and the level of knowledge on how to run them. So what should have taken 15 days to shoot took 30. That made a lot of stuff in the screenplay that needed to be in film, end up on the floor and a lot of stretching of what was available (which isn't much). This is one of the lowest on content movies we've ever reviewed.</p>
<p>Sadly, this is exceptional work by Bruce Campbell. He is putting everything he's got in the role and is clearly attached to the part, but the horrendous production (lighting, cinematography, makeup, script and plot) get completely in his way and drag everything he does down. Ozzie Davis is great (of course) but he suffers from the same tragedy. It's a shame that both have to lose their skills to a mountain of problems not related to them.</p>
<p>Frankly, at the end of the day, the film is just ruined by it's lack of focus on what it's trying to do. Halfway through, it loses the themes and look it tried to establish in the first half, and the isn't setup to have the second plot work in anyway and thus becomes a lackluster conclusion to something you can't be attached to.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Some will disagree with us (this is beloved - but likely because people are trying to will it to be good) but this is a straight-up do not from us.</p><p>Elvis and JFK team up to take down a butt-sucking undead SOB in a nursing home. OR Elvis ends up in a horrible nursing home and struggles to find a reason to keep living. Pick one. You can't have both without muddying up the other.&nbsp;</p>
<p>While <em>Bubba Ho-Tep</em> should absolutely be praised for accomplishing what it does on only $500,000, it must also be dissed for its non-budget related flaws. Chiefly its duality but also in its production. If you read the back story on this movie, you'll learn that they had a mismatch with the cameras and the level of knowledge on how to run them. So what should have taken 15 days to shoot took 30. That made a lot of stuff in the screenplay that needed to be in film, end up on the floor and a lot of stretching of what was available (which isn't much). This is one of the lowest on content movies we've ever reviewed.</p>
<p>Sadly, this is exceptional work by Bruce Campbell. He is putting everything he's got in the role and is clearly attached to the part, but the horrendous production (lighting, cinematography, makeup, script and plot) get completely in his way and drag everything he does down. Ozzie Davis is great (of course) but he suffers from the same tragedy. It's a shame that both have to lose their skills to a mountain of problems not related to them.</p>
<p>Frankly, at the end of the day, the film is just ruined by it's lack of focus on what it's trying to do. Halfway through, it loses the themes and look it tried to establish in the first half, and the isn't setup to have the second plot work in anyway and thus becomes a lackluster conclusion to something you can't be attached to.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Some will disagree with us (this is beloved - but likely because people are trying to will it to be good) but this is a straight-up do not from us.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/n2sigx/episode-374-bubba-ho-tep.mp3yesMon, 06 May 2019 16:27:02 -05001:23:38bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Year 5 in Review: Part 2Justin, Jackie, and SamThanks to everyone for joining us in another year of fun. This is the best of the best from Year 5.Each year we recount the creme' de la crappe, and discuss our very favorite 10 films (each) from the previous year in podcasting. These are the films that are the most important to see. This episode is like a cornucopia of terribly awesome stinkers. Stop what you're doing and watch these movies. Here are numbers 4-1 plus our very favorite movies that were released in 2018.Each year we recount the creme' de la crappe, and discuss our very favorite 10 films (each) from the previous year in podcasting. These are the films that are the most important to see. This episode is like a cornucopia of terribly awesome stinkers. Stop what you're doing and watch these movies. Here are numbers 4-1 plus our very favorite movies that were released in 2018.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/8ib5yq/episode-373-year-5-in-review-part-2.mp3yesMon, 29 Apr 2019 16:16:53 -05001:30:14bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Year 5 in Review: Part 1Justin, Jackie, and SamEach year we recount the creme' de la crappe, and discuss our very favorite 10 films (each) from the previous year in podcasting. These are the films that are the most important to see. This episode is like a cornucopia of terribly awesome stinkers. Stop Each year we recount the creme' de la crappe, and discuss our very favorite 10 films (each) from the previous year in podcasting. These are the films that are the most important to see. This episode is like a cornucopia of terribly awesome stinkers. Stop what you're doing and watch these movies. Here are numbers 10-5.Each year we recount the creme' de la crappe, and discuss our very favorite 10 films (each) from the previous year in podcasting. These are the films that are the most important to see. This episode is like a cornucopia of terribly awesome stinkers. Stop what you're doing and watch these movies. Here are numbers 10-5.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/wehqqu/episode-372-year-5-in-review-part-1.mp3noMon, 22 Apr 2019 16:33:25 -05001:21:08bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Dune - You gotta keep the angel dust flowing!Justin, Jackie, and SamJack B gives us his second pick for the year and we can't wait for the hate mail to come in.<p>A guy with unrealistically great hair, stands atop a giant earthworm (who isn't even wearing a costume) and uses his Alexa-style hand laser to be less effective in combat than just going and buying a regular laser gun. It's&nbsp;<em>Dune</em> and arguably one of our most controversial choices to lampoon.</p>
<p><em>Dune&nbsp;</em>is that unique mix of "well, that looked really good" and "this is a really accurate representation of the novels (sorta)" on one side while also being complete nonsensical crap and horribly cheesy effects and acting on the other side. Is it a stinker? Probably. Is it also passionately made art? Probably. Its not only a head-scratcher on how you want to label it, its a head-scratcher within its content.</p>
<p>What are the damn rules of the Dune universe? I mean seriously. It's nonsense. There's a space guild that is also a little guy with a vagina mouth that acts as a Mass Relay (see&nbsp;<em>Mass Effect</em> games). There's a telepathic witch guild that gets mad if you have a male child because it won't fulfill the prophecy even though the male child CLEARLY is the prophecy? Also they are bald, because..... There's a guy just puts corks into people's chests or is it ALL the people that live on his planet, like a social security card. The universe's most important commodity is literally just angel dust but if you do enough of it you can bend space and time to your will. I mean duh phuq?&nbsp;<em><br /></em></p>
<p>Aside from all that, it's a pretty basic plot though - these guys are bad and they killed the Duke, so the son is going to get some revengeance and end up as Neo. So try not to get too hung up in the details.</p>
<p>The film is a complete mess. It's disorganized, incoherent, sloppy and too long and rambling. But there is a sort of wonder in its problems. It's the weird kind of stinker that you enjoy, not because it's unintentionally funny, but because it's unintentionally so confusing. Whether you love it or hate it, it's a must watch and must riff movie.</p><p>A guy with unrealistically great hair, stands atop a giant earthworm (who isn't even wearing a costume) and uses his Alexa-style hand laser to be less effective in combat than just going and buying a regular laser gun. It's&nbsp;<em>Dune</em> and arguably one of our most controversial choices to lampoon.</p>
<p><em>Dune&nbsp;</em>is that unique mix of "well, that looked really good" and "this is a really accurate representation of the novels (sorta)" on one side while also being complete nonsensical crap and horribly cheesy effects and acting on the other side. Is it a stinker? Probably. Is it also passionately made art? Probably. Its not only a head-scratcher on how you want to label it, its a head-scratcher within its content.</p>
<p>What are the damn rules of the Dune universe? I mean seriously. It's nonsense. There's a space guild that is also a little guy with a vagina mouth that acts as a Mass Relay (see&nbsp;<em>Mass Effect</em> games). There's a telepathic witch guild that gets mad if you have a male child because it won't fulfill the prophecy even though the male child CLEARLY is the prophecy? Also they are bald, because..... There's a guy just puts corks into people's chests or is it ALL the people that live on his planet, like a social security card. The universe's most important commodity is literally just angel dust but if you do enough of it you can bend space and time to your will. I mean duh phuq?&nbsp;<em><br /></em></p>
<p>Aside from all that, it's a pretty basic plot though - these guys are bad and they killed the Duke, so the son is going to get some revengeance and end up as Neo. So try not to get too hung up in the details.</p>
<p>The film is a complete mess. It's disorganized, incoherent, sloppy and too long and rambling. But there is a sort of wonder in its problems. It's the weird kind of stinker that you enjoy, not because it's unintentionally funny, but because it's unintentionally so confusing. Whether you love it or hate it, it's a must watch and must riff movie.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/hvwuwu/episode-371-dune.mp3yesMon, 15 Apr 2019 17:57:38 -05001:50:31bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Teen Wolf Too - Tony Danza's origin storyJustin, Jackie, and SamCall your local representatives and ask them to immediately ban frog fights.<p>You didn't ask for it, but you got it. A sequel starring a different guy who finds out he's a werewolf and is good at sports, but this time he's in college! Things are about to get a little wild, right? Sadly no - this college is actually just a junior high school.</p>
<p>Nothing says wild college party like punch and pie mixers, right? Getting fast and loose while the "Dean of Men" chaperones! Yeah, college! This is the nerd's version of college for sure. All these rascally rule breaking college freshman are about as nutty as the girl whose best friend is her mom (so, Jackie?).</p>
<p>We've got to address the one major moment - frog fight. Seriously, not acceptable. There's some shots that appear that they used actual frogs to whap each other in the face with solely for the entertainment of dumb pre-teens, especially one that shows a frog with clear damage to its face. Man, screw the 80's.</p>
<p>We really don't know what to tell you about this movie. It's typically offensive, suffers from awful writing, brings little plot replacing it with montages, isn't clear on whom the antagonist is, doesn't follow it's own rules, is quite unclear on the lore of teen wolves, and so leaves lots to discuss but not much to enjoy while viewing it.</p>
<p>We can't really tell you what to do here - it's not great but there's enough here to enjoy a good riffing Sunday. But in total it's a do not from us.</p><p>You didn't ask for it, but you got it. A sequel starring a different guy who finds out he's a werewolf and is good at sports, but this time he's in college! Things are about to get a little wild, right? Sadly no - this college is actually just a junior high school.</p>
<p>Nothing says wild college party like punch and pie mixers, right? Getting fast and loose while the "Dean of Men" chaperones! Yeah, college! This is the nerd's version of college for sure. All these rascally rule breaking college freshman are about as nutty as the girl whose best friend is her mom (so, Jackie?).</p>
<p>We've got to address the one major moment - frog fight. Seriously, not acceptable. There's some shots that appear that they used actual frogs to whap each other in the face with solely for the entertainment of dumb pre-teens, especially one that shows a frog with clear damage to its face. Man, screw the 80's.</p>
<p>We really don't know what to tell you about this movie. It's typically offensive, suffers from awful writing, brings little plot replacing it with montages, isn't clear on whom the antagonist is, doesn't follow it's own rules, is quite unclear on the lore of teen wolves, and so leaves lots to discuss but not much to enjoy while viewing it.</p>
<p>We can't really tell you what to do here - it's not great but there's enough here to enjoy a good riffing Sunday. But in total it's a do not from us.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/p8uedv/episode-370-teen-wolf-too.mp3yesMon, 01 Apr 2019 16:57:34 -05001:34:01bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Running Scared - Retreat AnnoyedJustin, Jackie, and SamWe need to move on from 80's buddy cop movies, America<p>The greatest question posed by man since 1986 is "what the heck do people see in this pile?" It's like working next to a construction site. Its like a toaster that always burns your bread. Its like a script that tries to make the leads the two most annoying people on the planet and succeeds.&nbsp;<em>Running Scared&nbsp;</em>sucks.</p>
<p>Imagine yourself living in the universe as Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal's characters. Worse yet, imagine having to work with them. They're worse then Lumberg. Each and every Monday would be a compounding hell, when you the entire department is called in for the morning brief and you can't get through it because these two are trying to be funny throughout the whole thing. Keyword - "trying".</p>
<p>The "jokes" are constant - yes, but not only are they not funny - they aren't even jokes. It's the classic trick that crappy comedians pull on the unwitting - make goofy voices and talk really fast and constantly. Those are clearly jokes, right? Wrong. I mean look at this:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Excuse me, we're from Noisebusters. Do you know where the Menudo concert is?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>THAT'S funny? It's nonsense! It doesn't even make sense in the context of any of its own premises!</p>
<p><em>Running Scared&nbsp;</em>is a loud, constant annoyance and the sooner mankind realizes that it's a travesty, the sooner we can move on as a society.</p><p>The greatest question posed by man since 1986 is "what the heck do people see in this pile?" It's like working next to a construction site. Its like a toaster that always burns your bread. Its like a script that tries to make the leads the two most annoying people on the planet and succeeds.&nbsp;<em>Running Scared&nbsp;</em>sucks.</p>
<p>Imagine yourself living in the universe as Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal's characters. Worse yet, imagine having to work with them. They're worse then Lumberg. Each and every Monday would be a compounding hell, when you the entire department is called in for the morning brief and you can't get through it because these two are trying to be funny throughout the whole thing. Keyword - "trying".</p>
<p>The "jokes" are constant - yes, but not only are they not funny - they aren't even jokes. It's the classic trick that crappy comedians pull on the unwitting - make goofy voices and talk really fast and constantly. Those are clearly jokes, right? Wrong. I mean look at this:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Excuse me, we're from Noisebusters. Do you know where the Menudo concert is?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>THAT'S funny? It's nonsense! It doesn't even make sense in the context of any of its own premises!</p>
<p><em>Running Scared&nbsp;</em>is a loud, constant annoyance and the sooner mankind realizes that it's a travesty, the sooner we can move on as a society.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/bgjhia/episode-369-running-scared.mp3yesMon, 25 Mar 2019 17:42:24 -05001:42:07bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Lost Empire - The Worst Infinity Gauntlet EverJustin, Jackie, and SamCome for the boobs, stay for the nonsensical plot and genitals death ray!<p><span style="background-color: initial;">It's got a random gorilla, a laser "unit", eyebrows that change from shot to shot, a trio of tough ladies, possible ninjas and a dubious plot to build the Infinity Gauntlet so you know this must be a Jim Wynorski movie. Bring on the chesty women!</span></p>
<p>If you've ever seen a Jim Wynorski film, you know of two things to expect: the left boob and the right boob. This one is no different. It's just a silly budget movie with a fairly standard plot (a trio of chesty ladies team-up to destroy an evil plot to take over the world) but that's where the convention ends. Things get pretty loosey goosey with regard to its own script as Jim runs roughshod with his own project. It's glorious.</p>
<p>This is not a tight ship that's being ran here. And it was never supposed to be. This project was intended to lose money as a tax write-off for a movie theater owner. But Jim just can't help himself and made one of his most fun films. There's errors and mistakes everywhere including very strange and cryptic ad-libbing that couldn't be reshot due to time constraints and location limitations. There's bad props and terrible costumes. There's strange sequences that don't fit into anything leaving the viewer having to try and make sense of all the nonsense.</p>
<p>Arguably, it's one of Wynorski's "best" films as it's got all the hallmarks of his usual fodder but without the expertise that he garnered as his career progressed. It should not be missed by any fan of Stinker Madness's film selection.</p><p><span style="background-color: initial;">It's got a random gorilla, a laser "unit", eyebrows that change from shot to shot, a trio of tough ladies, possible ninjas and a dubious plot to build the Infinity Gauntlet so you know this must be a Jim Wynorski movie. Bring on the chesty women!</span></p>
<p>If you've ever seen a Jim Wynorski film, you know of two things to expect: the left boob and the right boob. This one is no different. It's just a silly budget movie with a fairly standard plot (a trio of chesty ladies team-up to destroy an evil plot to take over the world) but that's where the convention ends. Things get pretty loosey goosey with regard to its own script as Jim runs roughshod with his own project. It's glorious.</p>
<p>This is not a tight ship that's being ran here. And it was never supposed to be. This project was intended to lose money as a tax write-off for a movie theater owner. But Jim just can't help himself and made one of his most fun films. There's errors and mistakes everywhere including very strange and cryptic ad-libbing that couldn't be reshot due to time constraints and location limitations. There's bad props and terrible costumes. There's strange sequences that don't fit into anything leaving the viewer having to try and make sense of all the nonsense.</p>
<p>Arguably, it's one of Wynorski's "best" films as it's got all the hallmarks of his usual fodder but without the expertise that he garnered as his career progressed. It should not be missed by any fan of Stinker Madness's film selection.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/z9sppx/episode-368-the-lost-empire.mp3yesMon, 18 Mar 2019 17:06:58 -05001:35:56bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, 2018 SMABFA AwardsJustin, Jackie, and SamThe best and worst in bad cinema for the 2018 season. <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The hottest awards for bad films in 2018 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2018 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span></p>
<div dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>Best bad actor -</strong></div>
<ul>
<li dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Dwayne - Rampage</li>
<li dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Toby Kebbell - Hurricane Heist</li>
<li dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Eric Johnson - 50 Shades</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Trevante Rhodes - Predator</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Shaq - Show Dogs</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Gerard Butler - Hunter Killer</li>
<li dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Jeffery Dean Morgan - Rampage</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Jamie Foxx - Robin Hood</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Jackson Rathbone - Samson&nbsp;</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>Tom Jayne - Predator - WINNER</strong></li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Hugo Weaving - Mortal Engines</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Jake Lacey - Rampage</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Tom Jayne - AXL</li>
</ul>
<div dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">
<div dir="auto"><strong>Worst bad actor -</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Taylor James - Samson</li>
<li>Dwayne - Skyscraper</li>
<li>Bruce Willis - Death Wish</li>
<li>Taron Edgerton - Robin Hood</li>
<li><strong>John Boyega - Pacific Rim: Uprising - WINNER</strong></li>
<li>Will Arnett - Show Dogs</li>
<li>Jason Clarke - Winchester</li>
<li>Toby Kebbell - Hurricane Heist</li>
<li>Jackson Rathborne - Samson</li>
<li>Alex MacNichol - AXL</li>
</ul>
<div dir="auto"><strong>Best bad actress -&nbsp;</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Julia Goldani Telles - Slenderman</li>
<li>Maggie Grace - Hurricane Heist</li>
<li>Olivia Munn - Predator&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>Dakota Johnson - 50 Shades - WINNER</strong></li>
<li>Natasha Lyonne - Show Dogs</li>
<li>Helen Mirren - Winchester</li>
<li>BDH - Jurrassic World: Fallen Kingdom</li>
<li>Joey King - Slender-Man</li>
<li>Malen Akerman - Rampage</li>
<li>Melissa Bologna - Hurricane Heist</li>
<li>Jahae - Mortal Engines</li>
</ul>
<div dir="auto"><strong>Worst bad actress -</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Helen Mirren - Winchester</li>
<li><strong>Alicia Vankender - Tomb Raider - WINNER</strong></li>
<li>Eve Hewson - Robin Hood</li>
<li>Neve Campbell - Skyscraper</li>
<li>Lindsey Wagner - Samson</li>
<li>Olivia Munn - Predator</li>
<li>Hera Hilmar - Mortal Engines</li>
<li>Becky G - AXL</li>
<li>Elizabeth Shue - Death Wish</li>
</ul>
<div><strong>Best bad movie -</strong></div>
<ul>
<li dir="auto">Predator</li>
<li dir="auto">Rampage</li>
<li dir="auto">Hurricane Heist</li>
<li dir="auto">Fifty Shades Freed</li>
<li dir="auto">Mortal Engines</li>
<li>Hunter Killer</li>
<li>Slender-Man</li>
</ul>
<div dir="auto"><strong>Worst bad movie -</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Robin Hood</li>
<li>AXL</li>
<li>Samson</li>
<li>Tomb Raider</li>
<li>Winchester</li>
<li>Pacific Rim: Uprising</li>
<li>Mortal Engines</li>
<li>Skyscraper</li>
<li>Winchester</li>
<li>Slender-Man</li>
<li>Death Wish</li>
</ul>
<div dir="auto"><strong>Riffer -&nbsp;</strong></div>
<ul>
<li dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><strong>Mortal Engines - WINNER</strong></li>
<li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">50 Shades</li>
<li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Rampage</li>
<li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Slender-Man</li>
<li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Hurricane Heist</li>
<li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Winchester</li>
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<div dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>Best bad actor -</strong></div>
<ul>
<li dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Dwayne - Rampage</li>
<li dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Toby Kebbell - Hurricane Heist</li>
<li dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Eric Johnson - 50 Shades</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Trevante Rhodes - Predator</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Shaq - Show Dogs</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Gerard Butler - Hunter Killer</li>
<li dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Jeffery Dean Morgan - Rampage</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Jamie Foxx - Robin Hood</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Jackson Rathbone - Samson&nbsp;</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>Tom Jayne - Predator - WINNER</strong></li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Hugo Weaving - Mortal Engines</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Jake Lacey - Rampage</li>
<li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Tom Jayne - AXL</li>
</ul>
<div dir="auto" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">
<div dir="auto"><strong>Worst bad actor -</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Taylor James - Samson</li>
<li>Dwayne - Skyscraper</li>
<li>Bruce Willis - Death Wish</li>
<li>Taron Edgerton - Robin Hood</li>
<li><strong>John Boyega - Pacific Rim: Uprising - WINNER</strong></li>
<li>Will Arnett - Show Dogs</li>
<li>Jason Clarke - Winchester</li>
<li>Toby Kebbell - Hurricane Heist</li>
<li>Jackson Rathborne - Samson</li>
<li>Alex MacNichol - AXL</li>
</ul>
<div dir="auto"><strong>Best bad actress -&nbsp;</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Julia Goldani Telles - Slenderman</li>
<li>Maggie Grace - Hurricane Heist</li>
<li>Olivia Munn - Predator&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>Dakota Johnson - 50 Shades - WINNER</strong></li>
<li>Natasha Lyonne - Show Dogs</li>
<li>Helen Mirren - Winchester</li>
<li>BDH - Jurrassic World: Fallen Kingdom</li>
<li>Joey King - Slender-Man</li>
<li>Malen Akerman - Rampage</li>
<li>Melissa Bologna - Hurricane Heist</li>
<li>Jahae - Mortal Engines</li>
</ul>
<div dir="auto"><strong>Worst bad actress -</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Helen Mirren - Winchester</li>
<li><strong>Alicia Vankender - Tomb Raider - WINNER</strong></li>
<li>Eve Hewson - Robin Hood</li>
<li>Neve Campbell - Skyscraper</li>
<li>Lindsey Wagner - Samson</li>
<li>Olivia Munn - Predator</li>
<li>Hera Hilmar - Mortal Engines</li>
<li>Becky G - AXL</li>
<li>Elizabeth Shue - Death Wish</li>
</ul>
<div><strong>Best bad movie -</strong></div>
<ul>
<li dir="auto">Predator</li>
<li dir="auto">Rampage</li>
<li dir="auto">Hurricane Heist</li>
<li dir="auto">Fifty Shades Freed</li>
<li dir="auto">Mortal Engines</li>
<li>Hunter Killer</li>
<li>Slender-Man</li>
</ul>
<div dir="auto"><strong>Worst bad movie -</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Robin Hood</li>
<li>AXL</li>
<li>Samson</li>
<li>Tomb Raider</li>
<li>Winchester</li>
<li>Pacific Rim: Uprising</li>
<li>Mortal Engines</li>
<li>Skyscraper</li>
<li>Winchester</li>
<li>Slender-Man</li>
<li>Death Wish</li>
</ul>
<div dir="auto"><strong>Riffer -&nbsp;</strong></div>
<ul>
<li dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><strong>Mortal Engines - WINNER</strong></li>
<li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">50 Shades</li>
<li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Rampage</li>
<li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Slender-Man</li>
<li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Hurricane Heist</li>
<li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Winchester</li>
<li shttp://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/mj69x9/episode-367-2018-smabfas.mp3yesMon, 11 Mar 2019 18:28:20 -05001:46:23bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Short Circuit - Our childhood actually suckedJustin, Jackie, and SamGuttenburg, Sheedy, Nelson and Johnny 5 all need to take a long drive off a short pier. Plus the 2019 SMABFA nominations!<p>There's a really good reason that this film disappeared from cable networks and the cultural lexicon. Take an heavy level of racism, add a cavalcade of annoying characters and jokes then sprinkle all that on top of inane plot and you've got yourself a monster bud movie.</p>
<p>We'll give this movie one thing - the animatronics and puppeteering are great. That's it. Everything surrounding the work of the grips, best boys and effects team stink. Guttenburg is groan-inducing, Sheedy is baffling, Stevens is offensive and Johnny 5 needs to take a long drive off a short pier. Even for a "kids" movie it's just so damned annoying. Like dogs barking while you're trying to sleep.</p>
<p>Skip this turd.</p><p>There's a really good reason that this film disappeared from cable networks and the cultural lexicon. Take an heavy level of racism, add a cavalcade of annoying characters and jokes then sprinkle all that on top of inane plot and you've got yourself a monster bud movie.</p>
<p>We'll give this movie one thing - the animatronics and puppeteering are great. That's it. Everything surrounding the work of the grips, best boys and effects team stink. Guttenburg is groan-inducing, Sheedy is baffling, Stevens is offensive and Johnny 5 needs to take a long drive off a short pier. Even for a "kids" movie it's just so damned annoying. Like dogs barking while you're trying to sleep.</p>
<p>Skip this turd.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/72ga8j/episode-366-short-circuit.mp3yesMon, 04 Mar 2019 17:36:35 -06001:34:12bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Theodore Rex - Careers going extinct in real-timeJustin, Jackie, and SamSometimes getting sued is better than standing next to a rubber dinosaur.<p>In a futuristic world, an evil billionaire recreates the dinosaurs (making them small, have normal arms, and recovering carnivores) and then hatches a villainous plan to wipe out all life on Earth, creating a utopia of dinos and humans - so just like the current status in the movie. WTF is this POS?</p>
<p><em>Theodore Rex</em> is insufferable. At no point in its incoherent rambling is a modicum of enjoyment to be had. It's baffling yet it hurts your brain. It's fast-paced, yet nothing is moving the plot forward. It's got incredibly bad production design, but what happens in the foreground is so painful that you can't mind everything in the background. The acting is awful, the costumes are amateur, the "jokes" are "huh"-inducing. Yet all that takes a back seat to how atrocious the screenplay is. This falls into the "we are talking like you, Earth human. All your base are belong to us!" category of writing.&nbsp;</p>
<p>While it's one of the biggest POS in history, it's just too insufferable to recommend. We absolutely hated it and just wanted it to end. It's truly one of the bottom 3 movies we've reviewed on the show. Stay away, all.</p><p>In a futuristic world, an evil billionaire recreates the dinosaurs (making them small, have normal arms, and recovering carnivores) and then hatches a villainous plan to wipe out all life on Earth, creating a utopia of dinos and humans - so just like the current status in the movie. WTF is this POS?</p>
<p><em>Theodore Rex</em> is insufferable. At no point in its incoherent rambling is a modicum of enjoyment to be had. It's baffling yet it hurts your brain. It's fast-paced, yet nothing is moving the plot forward. It's got incredibly bad production design, but what happens in the foreground is so painful that you can't mind everything in the background. The acting is awful, the costumes are amateur, the "jokes" are "huh"-inducing. Yet all that takes a back seat to how atrocious the screenplay is. This falls into the "we are talking like you, Earth human. All your base are belong to us!" category of writing.&nbsp;</p>
<p>While it's one of the biggest POS in history, it's just too insufferable to recommend. We absolutely hated it and just wanted it to end. It's truly one of the bottom 3 movies we've reviewed on the show. Stay away, all.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/34esw3/episode-365-theodore-rex.mp3yesMon, 25 Feb 2019 18:02:34 -06001:31:50bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Picasso Trigger - More boobs but less AbileneJustin, Jackie, and SamIn which the team from LETHAL needs some congressional oversight. Blackwater, but with big boobs.<p>Andy Sidaris once again dials the nonsense up to about 50 and matches that number with topless women. This time the LETHAL team has to deal with some internal double-crossing or triple-crossing, we're very confused on how many crossings happen here.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We've seen that a lot of the reviews online for the 4th film in the LETHAL collection (this one proves that <em>Seven</em> is part of the franchise) that this one isn't good. There's no giant snake gimic, not as crazy stunts, and a much crappier version of the Malibu Express. Those points are all correct however, this is still a great time and as far as we can see has only one extreme drawback - the continuing degradation of the Abilene's in quality. Travis Abilene is the worst. He's just scummy. The actor belongs on the bad guy team - not among the coolest guys of all time. He stinks.</p>
<p><em>Picasso Trigger</em> is a lot more complex than the previous three films with a very convoluted plot and that may have been a major shift in how Andy and Arlene made their booby-movies. There may have been too much to get hung-up on and that may have distracted everyone from the formula that worked so well in the previous three. We'll see if the Sidaris ship corrects itself in Savage Beach.&nbsp;</p>
<p>With that disclaimer, <em>Picasso Trigger</em> is still a do and one of the best riffers you can pick up.&nbsp;</p><p>Andy Sidaris once again dials the nonsense up to about 50 and matches that number with topless women. This time the LETHAL team has to deal with some internal double-crossing or triple-crossing, we're very confused on how many crossings happen here.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We've seen that a lot of the reviews online for the 4th film in the LETHAL collection (this one proves that <em>Seven</em> is part of the franchise) that this one isn't good. There's no giant snake gimic, not as crazy stunts, and a much crappier version of the Malibu Express. Those points are all correct however, this is still a great time and as far as we can see has only one extreme drawback - the continuing degradation of the Abilene's in quality. Travis Abilene is the worst. He's just scummy. The actor belongs on the bad guy team - not among the coolest guys of all time. He stinks.</p>
<p><em>Picasso Trigger</em> is a lot more complex than the previous three films with a very convoluted plot and that may have been a major shift in how Andy and Arlene made their booby-movies. There may have been too much to get hung-up on and that may have distracted everyone from the formula that worked so well in the previous three. We'll see if the Sidaris ship corrects itself in Savage Beach.&nbsp;</p>
<p>With that disclaimer, <em>Picasso Trigger</em> is still a do and one of the best riffers you can pick up.&nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/hkx7zc/episode-364-picasso-trigger.mp3yesMon, 18 Feb 2019 18:10:16 -06001:38:02bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Who Killed Captain Alex? - Also, who was Captain Alex?Justin, Jackie, and SamScrew Wakanda, I'm rooting for Uganda!<p>From Wakaliwood comes Uganda's first action movie! This is Uganda! Yeah Yeah Yeah Okay! Commandos! Tiger Mafia! Tiger Mafia Commandos! VJ Emmie on the mic! So yeah, we make fun of it.</p>
<p><em>Who Killed Captain Alex</em> is one of the cleverly disguised as crap, but actually smarter b-movies we've reviewed on the show. We found the plot to be fairly conventional while watching the movie until the last 3 frames and we released that we had been duped. This was no common hyper-budget action movie. Nothing out of Vietnam, Philippines, or Mexico writes like this. Its absolutely riffing on the entire genre in the vain of&nbsp;<em>The OP</em>,&nbsp;<em>Turbo-Kid,&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter.</em>&nbsp;The hook is so subtle despite it being the title of the damn movie.</p>
<p>Nothing looks as good as&nbsp;<em>Who Killed Captain Alex</em> does....on a $200 budget. The film-makers REALLY stretched their budget and that is completely part of its charm. Admiring their costumes, props (especially the guns that they craft from found-materials) and the sets is all part of the experience and puts a small on the face of anyone who has tried to make their own budget movie.</p>
<p>The VERY best part of enjoying CA is how much fun everyone involved is having. Its clear that underneath any acting face is a giant grin. Everyone is having a blast at making this movie and it's well deserved that its now seen across the globe. Fantastic.</p>
<p>We have 1 warning - VJ Emmie (the Video Hall riffer that runs throughout the film) is a little tough to take at first, but by the end of the movie, you learn the experience wouldn't be the same without him.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Thanks Wakaliwood!</p><p>From Wakaliwood comes Uganda's first action movie! This is Uganda! Yeah Yeah Yeah Okay! Commandos! Tiger Mafia! Tiger Mafia Commandos! VJ Emmie on the mic! So yeah, we make fun of it.</p>
<p><em>Who Killed Captain Alex</em> is one of the cleverly disguised as crap, but actually smarter b-movies we've reviewed on the show. We found the plot to be fairly conventional while watching the movie until the last 3 frames and we released that we had been duped. This was no common hyper-budget action movie. Nothing out of Vietnam, Philippines, or Mexico writes like this. Its absolutely riffing on the entire genre in the vain of&nbsp;<em>The OP</em>,&nbsp;<em>Turbo-Kid,&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter.</em>&nbsp;The hook is so subtle despite it being the title of the damn movie.</p>
<p>Nothing looks as good as&nbsp;<em>Who Killed Captain Alex</em> does....on a $200 budget. The film-makers REALLY stretched their budget and that is completely part of its charm. Admiring their costumes, props (especially the guns that they craft from found-materials) and the sets is all part of the experience and puts a small on the face of anyone who has tried to make their own budget movie.</p>
<p>The VERY best part of enjoying CA is how much fun everyone involved is having. Its clear that underneath any acting face is a giant grin. Everyone is having a blast at making this movie and it's well deserved that its now seen across the globe. Fantastic.</p>
<p>We have 1 warning - VJ Emmie (the Video Hall riffer that runs throughout the film) is a little tough to take at first, but by the end of the movie, you learn the experience wouldn't be the same without him.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Thanks Wakaliwood!</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/jrbsbw/episode-363-who-killed-captain-alex.mp3yesMon, 11 Feb 2019 17:42:02 -06001:17:27bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Burlesque - a 10 on mediocrity!Justin, Jackie, and SamA mash-up of better movies that forgets its supposed to have talent in it.<p>A mediocre talent finds inspiration in an over-the-hill mentor and in doing so makes a nightclub successful. So Xanadu...right? Actually, it's also Chicago, Moulin Rouge and Coyote Ugly. Thanks Troy from Goonies!</p>
<p>Let's face it, gang. Burlesque is about 30 minutes too long and suffers from the typical drag of poorly thought out projects - there's too many subplots and no main plot. While most of them are just meh, one subplot is insufferable - the romance. What's her name Aquafina falls in love with her (seriously gay) roommate/coworker. And their relationship is like watching paint dry, then become acid and fly into your face. It is intolerably uninteresting until it causes you physical pain.</p>
<p>The songs don't fit the theme (they are pop hits, not the cabaret/vaudeville that fits with burlesque dancing). The dancing is pretty bland. The costumes are about as burlesque as a road stop strip joint and they are too few anyways. I can't understand why the signing/dancing movie fan would ever like this. I'd be pissed. It's like Batman Returns - a Batman movie with no Batman.</p>
<p>There's nothing here for anyone. Steer clear.</p><p>A mediocre talent finds inspiration in an over-the-hill mentor and in doing so makes a nightclub successful. So Xanadu...right? Actually, it's also Chicago, Moulin Rouge and Coyote Ugly. Thanks Troy from Goonies!</p>
<p>Let's face it, gang. Burlesque is about 30 minutes too long and suffers from the typical drag of poorly thought out projects - there's too many subplots and no main plot. While most of them are just meh, one subplot is insufferable - the romance. What's her name Aquafina falls in love with her (seriously gay) roommate/coworker. And their relationship is like watching paint dry, then become acid and fly into your face. It is intolerably uninteresting until it causes you physical pain.</p>
<p>The songs don't fit the theme (they are pop hits, not the cabaret/vaudeville that fits with burlesque dancing). The dancing is pretty bland. The costumes are about as burlesque as a road stop strip joint and they are too few anyways. I can't understand why the signing/dancing movie fan would ever like this. I'd be pissed. It's like Batman Returns - a Batman movie with no Batman.</p>
<p>There's nothing here for anyone. Steer clear.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/3nvxvk/episode-362-burlesque.mp3yesMon, 04 Feb 2019 18:19:19 -06001:32:40bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Batman & Robin - It's the children's faultJustin, Jackie, and SamIt's not Schumacher's fault, it's not Clooney's fault, it's not Schwaz's fault. It's the children's fault. You ruined Batman with your greed, kids.<p>After years of steering well clear of one of the most notoriously bad movies of all time, we finally tackle the most butt and crotch heavy superhero movie ever made. Clooney brings the turtle-neck and somehow manages to not push Robin and Bat-Girl off the rooftops. Is it possible this isn't the torture-fest we expected?</p>
<p>In short - yes! It isn't the torture-fest we expected. We actually had quite a bit of fun with this turd. Don't take us incorrectly, this <em>is</em> a travesty, but after 22 years its inching itself into the "so bad its good" category. There's just so much wrong with it that really the only thing holding it back is Robin &amp; Batgirl who are painfully annoying. If the movie had just been Clooney blowing it and Schwaz just hamming it up, it might be in the hall of fame.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you are stuck with the corporate toys of Robin &amp; Batgirl.</p>
<p>The pacing here is good, so you're not stuck wallowing in boredom. The set-pieces are ridiculous. The writing is over-the-top hammy. The acting is terribly entertaining. The makeup, the costumes, the hair all are laughably terrible. All that adds up to being hated by all at it's release but now makes for a great laugh.</p>
<p>Go back and do this one over - it's not epic, but it definitely can start to be enjoyed for it's crumminess.</p><p>After years of steering well clear of one of the most notoriously bad movies of all time, we finally tackle the most butt and crotch heavy superhero movie ever made. Clooney brings the turtle-neck and somehow manages to not push Robin and Bat-Girl off the rooftops. Is it possible this isn't the torture-fest we expected?</p>
<p>In short - yes! It isn't the torture-fest we expected. We actually had quite a bit of fun with this turd. Don't take us incorrectly, this <em>is</em> a travesty, but after 22 years its inching itself into the "so bad its good" category. There's just so much wrong with it that really the only thing holding it back is Robin &amp; Batgirl who are painfully annoying. If the movie had just been Clooney blowing it and Schwaz just hamming it up, it might be in the hall of fame.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you are stuck with the corporate toys of Robin &amp; Batgirl.</p>
<p>The pacing here is good, so you're not stuck wallowing in boredom. The set-pieces are ridiculous. The writing is over-the-top hammy. The acting is terribly entertaining. The makeup, the costumes, the hair all are laughably terrible. All that adds up to being hated by all at it's release but now makes for a great laugh.</p>
<p>Go back and do this one over - it's not epic, but it definitely can start to be enjoyed for it's crumminess.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/pgag3t/episode-361-batman-n-robin.mp3yesMon, 28 Jan 2019 17:43:38 -06001:36:18bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Angels' Brigade - Or is it Revenge?Justin, Jackie, and SamThe title really should have been "High School Teacher who got some other people to bust up the illegal tampon business, steal all the pills, and then get shot."<p>A super-elite team of hot ladies formulate to take down all of the drugs in the US. Instead they get a high school teacher kidnapped, a teenager shot and possibly killed, ruin a man's salesman career, and watch a man get eaten by a dog all so they can take down roving tampon salesman. Seven From Heaven indeed!</p>
<p>Man, when you line up movies from the late 70s this is strikes all the bells. A hot van with rockets, machine guns and a dirt bike with machine guns on it in the back - check. Busty ladies with no bras kicking ass - check. Drunk Peter Lawford - check. A winded Jack Palance chasing Darby Hinton over patios - check. Explosions, explosions, explosions - check! So why isn't this in the top 10 greatest bad movies ever?</p>
<p>Well...a its PG...weirdly. The opening shootout is like a GI JOE episode; hot lead is flying everywhere but not one person manages to get shot or sploded. There's little left to the imagination with the chests due to very loose shirts and no bras, but there is 0 nudity. Then there's plenty of "comedy" foley work when people jump or punch guys. A little live-action cartooning that we all hate so much. Why did they choose to shoot for PG in a drive-thru movie? The PGness doesn't fit and drops it down a couple stars for sure.</p>
<p>Then there is 2 absolutely unnecessary and boring scenes that account for about 20 minutes (the Nazis and the beach scene). Those are eyeroll-heavy and unfortunate.</p>
<p>Outside of those factors, this thing is hot trash. For its problems, there is a ton more good here to make up for them. It's faults keep it out of the greatest bad movies ever, but it's strengths would have got it in the discussion at least. So this is a must-do from us.</p><p>A super-elite team of hot ladies formulate to take down all of the drugs in the US. Instead they get a high school teacher kidnapped, a teenager shot and possibly killed, ruin a man's salesman career, and watch a man get eaten by a dog all so they can take down roving tampon salesman. Seven From Heaven indeed!</p>
<p>Man, when you line up movies from the late 70s this is strikes all the bells. A hot van with rockets, machine guns and a dirt bike with machine guns on it in the back - check. Busty ladies with no bras kicking ass - check. Drunk Peter Lawford - check. A winded Jack Palance chasing Darby Hinton over patios - check. Explosions, explosions, explosions - check! So why isn't this in the top 10 greatest bad movies ever?</p>
<p>Well...a its PG...weirdly. The opening shootout is like a GI JOE episode; hot lead is flying everywhere but not one person manages to get shot or sploded. There's little left to the imagination with the chests due to very loose shirts and no bras, but there is 0 nudity. Then there's plenty of "comedy" foley work when people jump or punch guys. A little live-action cartooning that we all hate so much. Why did they choose to shoot for PG in a drive-thru movie? The PGness doesn't fit and drops it down a couple stars for sure.</p>
<p>Then there is 2 absolutely unnecessary and boring scenes that account for about 20 minutes (the Nazis and the beach scene). Those are eyeroll-heavy and unfortunate.</p>
<p>Outside of those factors, this thing is hot trash. For its problems, there is a ton more good here to make up for them. It's faults keep it out of the greatest bad movies ever, but it's strengths would have got it in the discussion at least. So this is a must-do from us.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/jygch3/episode-360-angels-brigade.mp3yesMon, 21 Jan 2019 19:19:39 -06001:34:11bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Hard Cash - Hard PassJustin, Jackie, and SamA crime-comedy about a bunch of people chasing after money they can never use. Cool.<p>When you must put your slowly dieing career into the dumpster forever, the fast path is to team up with Christian Slater in a crime-caper. A band of bozos get caught in an dirty FBI sting and must steal all the gold for themselves...and they only thing stopping them is their own idiocy.</p>
<p>We'll start by saying that this ALMOST has something. There's bookends of banana business but that squishy look-warm middle bit drags it back into the depths of quite not interesting. Despite it having the worst produced car chases, worse than SNL rear-projection, Verne Troyer in a toilet with a dart-gun, Val Kilmer giving his belief in his characters one last try, and Bill Forysthe in a washing machine, there's just not enough fun here to put it in the do column.</p>
<p>It's almost like it doesn't know what it wants to be - either a screwball bumbling crime gang movie or a hard-boiled heist movie with lots of betrayal and twists.&nbsp;</p>
<p>And then there is Jose. At 3 points in time, an apparent unrelated passerby becomes either "comedy" or a very strange and unclear metaphor. If someone could explain Jose to us, we'd be grateful.</p>
<p>Sadly, we must say - do not.</p><p>When you must put your slowly dieing career into the dumpster forever, the fast path is to team up with Christian Slater in a crime-caper. A band of bozos get caught in an dirty FBI sting and must steal all the gold for themselves...and they only thing stopping them is their own idiocy.</p>
<p>We'll start by saying that this ALMOST has something. There's bookends of banana business but that squishy look-warm middle bit drags it back into the depths of quite not interesting. Despite it having the worst produced car chases, worse than SNL rear-projection, Verne Troyer in a toilet with a dart-gun, Val Kilmer giving his belief in his characters one last try, and Bill Forysthe in a washing machine, there's just not enough fun here to put it in the do column.</p>
<p>It's almost like it doesn't know what it wants to be - either a screwball bumbling crime gang movie or a hard-boiled heist movie with lots of betrayal and twists.&nbsp;</p>
<p>And then there is Jose. At 3 points in time, an apparent unrelated passerby becomes either "comedy" or a very strange and unclear metaphor. If someone could explain Jose to us, we'd be grateful.</p>
<p>Sadly, we must say - do not.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/n95uu9/episode-359-hard-cash.mp3yesMon, 14 Jan 2019 17:16:57 -06001:29:30bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, christmas movies, Batman Forever - More butts and nipples!Justin, Jackie, and SamCue the strobe light and the disco music because Batman is about to get too sexy. Wait, Batman?<p>It's raining bats! Hallelujah! Nothing needs a little sexy sprinkled into it like Batman. Joel Schumacher decides that what the masses want to see are a bunch of butts in spandex. Now with nipples!</p>
<p><em>Batman Forever</em> is a bit of a pill to swallow. Going from the very pale and stark Tim Burton films to this is a complete 180 shift. It's bright, vivid, colorful, loud, and filled with butts. It's like Ricky Martin was a technical adviser. Some might have a serious issue with this.</p>
<p>But I ask you one thing to consider upon revisit - is Batman: The Movie not much the same? We see this more of a sequel to the Adam West Batman than anything that Tim Burton or DC Comics had put before it. Under that perspective it's really hard to decide if Schumacher failed there.</p>
<p>Is it dumb? Oh yeah. Is it poorly acted? Somewhat, it's a 50/50 split between the good guys and bad guys. Is the writing atrocious? You betcha. But is it generally fun? Is it a fast 2 hours? Does it have Batman (see Batman Returns) - yes, yes and yes this is a Batman movie!</p>
<p>Whether it stinks or not is up for debate, but that really is for you to decide for yourself. It walks a very tight rope between being a crummy movie or a wild experiment that succeeds in its goals. We tend to lean towards not stinking.</p><p>It's raining bats! Hallelujah! Nothing needs a little sexy sprinkled into it like Batman. Joel Schumacher decides that what the masses want to see are a bunch of butts in spandex. Now with nipples!</p>
<p><em>Batman Forever</em> is a bit of a pill to swallow. Going from the very pale and stark Tim Burton films to this is a complete 180 shift. It's bright, vivid, colorful, loud, and filled with butts. It's like Ricky Martin was a technical adviser. Some might have a serious issue with this.</p>
<p>But I ask you one thing to consider upon revisit - is Batman: The Movie not much the same? We see this more of a sequel to the Adam West Batman than anything that Tim Burton or DC Comics had put before it. Under that perspective it's really hard to decide if Schumacher failed there.</p>
<p>Is it dumb? Oh yeah. Is it poorly acted? Somewhat, it's a 50/50 split between the good guys and bad guys. Is the writing atrocious? You betcha. But is it generally fun? Is it a fast 2 hours? Does it have Batman (see Batman Returns) - yes, yes and yes this is a Batman movie!</p>
<p>Whether it stinks or not is up for debate, but that really is for you to decide for yourself. It walks a very tight rope between being a crummy movie or a wild experiment that succeeds in its goals. We tend to lean towards not stinking.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/9824sx/episode-358-batman-forever.mp3yesMon, 31 Dec 2018 17:45:22 -06001:33:16bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, I Believe in Santa Claus - I don't believe this movie, thoughJustin, Jackie, and SamAnd then Santa gave presents to all the animals in Africa while stopping the rebels evil plans. Yup.<p>"When the leader of the African rebels starts to interrogate Santa Claus and his fairy friend as CIA spies - " is the start of a sentence that someone must say after watching this film. Shortly afterwards it's "then his kids grab some guns to free Santa from the rebels". WTF?</p>
<p><em>I Believe in Santa Claus</em>&nbsp;(or <em>J'ai rencontr&eacute; le P&egrave;re No&euml;l</em> in the original French) is a baffling film that turns out is just a vehicle for soundtrack sales that led to a Milli Vanilli situation - so possibly story took a pretty big back seat. Little can be said about it that will do the viewing experience justice. It's absolutely insane AND a Christmas movie.&nbsp;</p>
<p>What we find with it, is that it could easily be your next annual Xmas movie. It's fun, it's stupid, its crazy, and there's a little something for everyone - including you Dad. This is must see viewing for any fan of bad movies during the usually unviewable Christmas movie season.</p><p>"When the leader of the African rebels starts to interrogate Santa Claus and his fairy friend as CIA spies - " is the start of a sentence that someone must say after watching this film. Shortly afterwards it's "then his kids grab some guns to free Santa from the rebels". WTF?</p>
<p><em>I Believe in Santa Claus</em>&nbsp;(or <em>J'ai rencontr&eacute; le P&egrave;re No&euml;l</em> in the original French) is a baffling film that turns out is just a vehicle for soundtrack sales that led to a Milli Vanilli situation - so possibly story took a pretty big back seat. Little can be said about it that will do the viewing experience justice. It's absolutely insane AND a Christmas movie.&nbsp;</p>
<p>What we find with it, is that it could easily be your next annual Xmas movie. It's fun, it's stupid, its crazy, and there's a little something for everyone - including you Dad. This is must see viewing for any fan of bad movies during the usually unviewable Christmas movie season.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/5mz9fz/episode-357-i-believe-in-santa-claus.mp3noMon, 17 Dec 2018 17:58:15 -06001:33:50bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Deck the Halls - Your dick is outJustin, Sam and JackieSometimes Christmas can make you a huge dick<p>When it comes to the Christmas Flop, there's not too many floppier than 2006's Deck the Halls. I could be the groan-inducing jokes, the two one-time (and future) A-listers with their careers on the skids, or the really cliche and played plot. But mostly it's just that you hate the characters and want them to explode in a ball of fire.</p>
<p>Both of these men are horrible people. Which works great in a forum like <em>Always Sunny</em> but not so much in the yearly family outing at the movie theater with the cousins from Des Moines. Both Steve and Buddy are completely unlikable from the start - frame 1. You can't do that. When you have this plot (Dads take things too far!) you need at least your protagonist to be both likable and identifiable so that when the dads shake hands and treat each other with respect at the end, you have a location to return your character to with the viewer. This doesn't have it. Steve's a dick at the beginning and middle and end.</p>
<p>Aside from your disgust with the two people you have to watch for the next hour and half, the gags are awful and the jokes are poorly presented and delivered. Nothing is funny (aside from one unintentional laugh brought to you by a different movie playing in one scene). So there's nothing good here guys. Steer clear.</p><p>When it comes to the Christmas Flop, there's not too many floppier than 2006's Deck the Halls. I could be the groan-inducing jokes, the two one-time (and future) A-listers with their careers on the skids, or the really cliche and played plot. But mostly it's just that you hate the characters and want them to explode in a ball of fire.</p>
<p>Both of these men are horrible people. Which works great in a forum like <em>Always Sunny</em> but not so much in the yearly family outing at the movie theater with the cousins from Des Moines. Both Steve and Buddy are completely unlikable from the start - frame 1. You can't do that. When you have this plot (Dads take things too far!) you need at least your protagonist to be both likable and identifiable so that when the dads shake hands and treat each other with respect at the end, you have a location to return your character to with the viewer. This doesn't have it. Steve's a dick at the beginning and middle and end.</p>
<p>Aside from your disgust with the two people you have to watch for the next hour and half, the gags are awful and the jokes are poorly presented and delivered. Nothing is funny (aside from one unintentional laugh brought to you by a different movie playing in one scene). So there's nothing good here guys. Steer clear.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/2ft484/episode-356-deck-the-halls.mp3yesMon, 10 Dec 2018 18:09:38 -06001:27:05bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, christmas movies, Batman Returns - Without Batman!Justin, Jackie, and SamIs it a Christmas movie? Probably. Is it a Batman movie? Definitely not.<p>Well if Die Hard is an Xmas Movie well so is this turd. Batman makes his debut on the show, yet manages to avoid being in the Batman movie. Catwoman is the un-sexy. Walkan doesn't Walkan out and Danny Devito gets thrown under the bus. Everything people think about this film is wrong.</p>
<p>First off, and here's you breaking point - BATMAN ISN'T IN THE BATMAN MOVIE!!! At the 1 hour mark, Batman has only been in the "Batman" movie for 123 seconds.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Second off, Catwoman is sold hard to be sexy. But she's really really not. I mean there's a certain level of crazy that people will put up with if it's hot stuff but her nuttiness is over-the-top. She's boner-reducing. (see the "sexy" cat bath scene and then really analyze your definition of sexy)</p>
<p>Then there's the penguins. The Penguin himself has very dubious motivations (end game is to murder all the children? Then what?). He's literally a penguin, man when he never needs to be. He gets a Jungle Book like origin story except take Mowgli out of the jungle, put him under the zoo in the sewers and change his parents from wolves to penguins?!?! And you people don't question this?!?!? Why are there thousands of penguins living in the sewer?!?</p>
<p>Despite all the stupidity and poor decisions, Batman Returns is just kinda boring. There's far too much unnecessary dialogue, inter-personal drama exposition, origin stories, "crime" meetings, poopy-faces and penguin meetups. Take your 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and shove it. You're wrong.</p><p>Well if Die Hard is an Xmas Movie well so is this turd. Batman makes his debut on the show, yet manages to avoid being in the Batman movie. Catwoman is the un-sexy. Walkan doesn't Walkan out and Danny Devito gets thrown under the bus. Everything people think about this film is wrong.</p>
<p>First off, and here's you breaking point - BATMAN ISN'T IN THE BATMAN MOVIE!!! At the 1 hour mark, Batman has only been in the "Batman" movie for 123 seconds.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Second off, Catwoman is sold hard to be sexy. But she's really really not. I mean there's a certain level of crazy that people will put up with if it's hot stuff but her nuttiness is over-the-top. She's boner-reducing. (see the "sexy" cat bath scene and then really analyze your definition of sexy)</p>
<p>Then there's the penguins. The Penguin himself has very dubious motivations (end game is to murder all the children? Then what?). He's literally a penguin, man when he never needs to be. He gets a Jungle Book like origin story except take Mowgli out of the jungle, put him under the zoo in the sewers and change his parents from wolves to penguins?!?! And you people don't question this?!?!? Why are there thousands of penguins living in the sewer?!?</p>
<p>Despite all the stupidity and poor decisions, Batman Returns is just kinda boring. There's far too much unnecessary dialogue, inter-personal drama exposition, origin stories, "crime" meetings, poopy-faces and penguin meetups. Take your 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and shove it. You're wrong.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/sp93bx/episode-355-batman-returns.mp3yesMon, 03 Dec 2018 18:43:33 -06001:54:07bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Happening - No One KnowsJustin, Jackie, and SamThe film that dares to say "Yup, we got no clue".<p>The film that puts you directly into the mind of the characters and the writer/director at the same time - you'll feel confusion and without direction. By the end you'll be giving the same answer as the movie - "I don't know!"</p>
<p>Not even M. Knight can say what this movie is directly about. Ask him 6 different times and you'll get 6 different answers. One could put this into the sub-genre of disaster movies, but please, someone tell us definitively what the disaster is. The best that can be done is "The trees take revenge on man for invading their environment" but that just opens up more questions that can only be answered with "I don't know!" The on-screen scientists can only say "I don't know". Wahlburg never figures out what's going on and repeatedly says "I don't know". We don't know!</p>
<p>Despite a few glimmers of ridiculousness, the film is pretty damn boring and consists mostly of people walking while no one has a clue what is going on. There's dialogue piled upon other dialogue just there to tell us "See! These are real Earth people." There's nothing happening that moves the story forward, only reinforcing that Shyamalyan had no clue what to do with this pile of crap.</p>
<p>Steer clear. There's just nothing here.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HZ6P6JN?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B07HZ6P6JN&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=justwatch09-20" target="_blank"><em>Mindwarp</em></a> - Amazon Prime</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BDQL8GW?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B07BDQL8GW&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=justwatch09-20" target="_blank"><em>Maniac</em> </a>- Amazon Prime</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073ZMQGJP?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B073ZMQGJP&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=justwatch09-20" target="_blank"><em>Merlin: The Return</em></a> - Amazon Prime</li>
</ul><p>The film that puts you directly into the mind of the characters and the writer/director at the same time - you'll feel confusion and without direction. By the end you'll be giving the same answer as the movie - "I don't know!"</p>
<p>Not even M. Knight can say what this movie is directly about. Ask him 6 different times and you'll get 6 different answers. One could put this into the sub-genre of disaster movies, but please, someone tell us definitively what the disaster is. The best that can be done is "The trees take revenge on man for invading their environment" but that just opens up more questions that can only be answered with "I don't know!" The on-screen scientists can only say "I don't know". Wahlburg never figures out what's going on and repeatedly says "I don't know". We don't know!</p>
<p>Despite a few glimmers of ridiculousness, the film is pretty damn boring and consists mostly of people walking while no one has a clue what is going on. There's dialogue piled upon other dialogue just there to tell us "See! These are real Earth people." There's nothing happening that moves the story forward, only reinforcing that Shyamalyan had no clue what to do with this pile of crap.</p>
<p>Steer clear. There's just nothing here.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HZ6P6JN?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B07HZ6P6JN&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=justwatch09-20" target="_blank"><em>Mindwarp</em></a> - Amazon Prime</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BDQL8GW?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B07BDQL8GW&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=justwatch09-20" target="_blank"><em>Maniac</em> </a>- Amazon Prime</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073ZMQGJP?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B073ZMQGJP&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=justwatch09-20" target="_blank"><em>Merlin: The Return</em></a> - Amazon Prime</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/4jcgti/episode-354-the-happening.mp3yesMon, 26 Nov 2018 17:19:15 -06001:35:45bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Howard the Duck - What is it?Justin, Jackie, and SamA duck, man, gets sucked into our world and then something happens that we don't understand. Also inter-species sex!<p>It's been a long time coming and it's now finally time to delve into the complexities of the dark comedy/action thriller about a duck, man. George Lucas puts on his producer hat and then proceeds to lose all the money.</p>
<p><em>Howard the Duck</em> is one of the hardest films we've ever had to review. Not because its that hard to watch (although it's chock full of groan worthy moments), but just because it's so hard to determine what the heck it is. Is it a kids movie? Is it a comedy? What's the moral or the point, really? It's just very hard to define and that makes ones expectations pretty hard to narrow down. I've tried to use our blog tag system to give some single words as to what it is - yet the only thing I can come up with is that it's an 80's movie.</p>
<p>The effects, the audio, Tim Robbins, and the animatronics are all top-tier performances but they disappear behind Munchie-levels of hyjinx. Once again the word comes to haunt a film and put it into the realms of the bottom 100 films. Just when you're finally about to relax and stop screaming at the idiocy before you, Howard gets into yet another series of buffoonery that make you want to break your remote between your teeth.</p>
<p>Yet, on the grand scale of things it's really not that bad - but it's not very good either. The main obstacle or barrier to entry is that this film is truly for no one. There's no one we can recommend this film to. Nobody. It's not that you're going to be bored or even that annoyed, it's just who the hell is this for????</p><p>It's been a long time coming and it's now finally time to delve into the complexities of the dark comedy/action thriller about a duck, man. George Lucas puts on his producer hat and then proceeds to lose all the money.</p>
<p><em>Howard the Duck</em> is one of the hardest films we've ever had to review. Not because its that hard to watch (although it's chock full of groan worthy moments), but just because it's so hard to determine what the heck it is. Is it a kids movie? Is it a comedy? What's the moral or the point, really? It's just very hard to define and that makes ones expectations pretty hard to narrow down. I've tried to use our blog tag system to give some single words as to what it is - yet the only thing I can come up with is that it's an 80's movie.</p>
<p>The effects, the audio, Tim Robbins, and the animatronics are all top-tier performances but they disappear behind Munchie-levels of hyjinx. Once again the word comes to haunt a film and put it into the realms of the bottom 100 films. Just when you're finally about to relax and stop screaming at the idiocy before you, Howard gets into yet another series of buffoonery that make you want to break your remote between your teeth.</p>
<p>Yet, on the grand scale of things it's really not that bad - but it's not very good either. The main obstacle or barrier to entry is that this film is truly for no one. There's no one we can recommend this film to. Nobody. It's not that you're going to be bored or even that annoyed, it's just who the hell is this for????</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/xsjgeq/episode-353-howard-the-duck.mp3yesTue, 20 Nov 2018 18:48:59 -06001:48:47bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Charles Bronson UnspectacularJustin and SamIt took Sam 3 times to get through Death Wish 4. Hopefully this won't happen in this episode.<p>Justin and Sam fly solo with Jackie being served Brundle-Steak in St. Louis. Instead of bumping Sam's segment week after week, he's getting his own show to discuss 15 Charles Bronson movies - hope you like guys that don't act!</p>
<h3>Bronson Reviews - ALL on Amazon Prime</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Farewell, Friend</em></li>
<li><em>Rider in the Rain</em></li>
<li><em>The Mechanic</em></li>
<li><em>Mr. Majestyk</em></li>
<li><em>Death Wish</em> (again)</li>
<li><em>Love and Bullets</em></li>
<li><em>Death Wish II</em> (again)</li>
<li><em>10 to Midnight</em></li>
<li><em>The Evil That Men Do</em></li>
<li><em>Death Wish 3</em> (again)</li>
<li><em>Death Wish 4: The Crackdown</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Skyscraper</em> - Rental Services</li>
<li><em>The Escape Plan 2</em> - Netflix</li>
<li><em>Martial Law</em> - Amazon Prime</li>
<li><em>Martial Law II</em> - Amazon Prime</li>
</ul><p>Justin and Sam fly solo with Jackie being served Brundle-Steak in St. Louis. Instead of bumping Sam's segment week after week, he's getting his own show to discuss 15 Charles Bronson movies - hope you like guys that don't act!</p>
<h3>Bronson Reviews - ALL on Amazon Prime</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Farewell, Friend</em></li>
<li><em>Rider in the Rain</em></li>
<li><em>The Mechanic</em></li>
<li><em>Mr. Majestyk</em></li>
<li><em>Death Wish</em> (again)</li>
<li><em>Love and Bullets</em></li>
<li><em>Death Wish II</em> (again)</li>
<li><em>10 to Midnight</em></li>
<li><em>The Evil That Men Do</em></li>
<li><em>Death Wish 3</em> (again)</li>
<li><em>Death Wish 4: The Crackdown</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Skyscraper</em> - Rental Services</li>
<li><em>The Escape Plan 2</em> - Netflix</li>
<li><em>Martial Law</em> - Amazon Prime</li>
<li><em>Martial Law II</em> - Amazon Prime</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/vab6zp/episode-352-charles-bronson.mp3yesMon, 12 Nov 2018 16:26:35 -060045:24bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Howling II: Wait..hold on. MY Sister's a Werewolf?Justin, Jackie, and SamWith witches, were-monkeys, werewolves, magic, force lightning, little guys and possibly (probably) Dracula in it - this is the original ultimate cross-over<p>Buckle up for banana business as were-monkey-wolves try to throw a <em>killer</em> birthday party. Every <em>body</em> is invited. Leave your <em>head</em> at the door. It'll be a <em>bloody</em> good time. Ok..well unless Christopher Lee and some townies are party-crashers. Then you'll get shot up pretty good.</p>
<p>When you put Reb Brown next to Sir Christopher Lee, and then have a bunch of guys in&nbsp;<em>Planet of the Apes</em> costumes pretend (or not?) be werewolves, you're destined to have a mind-boggling mess on your hands. This thing is bafflingly bad. The events that transpire are sorta clear, but why they happen is absolutely nonsense. Best we can determine is that a lady's birthday orgy gets interrupted because he brother shows up.</p>
<p>It's gory as hell, hilarious from the opening frames, chock full of nudity, awful one-liners (from the forever wooden Reb), 80's new wave, insanely uncomfortable costumes and plenty of terrible acting and dialogue.&nbsp;<em>Howling II&nbsp;</em>is exactly what one signs up for in enjoying bad movies.</p><p>Buckle up for banana business as were-monkey-wolves try to throw a <em>killer</em> birthday party. Every <em>body</em> is invited. Leave your <em>head</em> at the door. It'll be a <em>bloody</em> good time. Ok..well unless Christopher Lee and some townies are party-crashers. Then you'll get shot up pretty good.</p>
<p>When you put Reb Brown next to Sir Christopher Lee, and then have a bunch of guys in&nbsp;<em>Planet of the Apes</em> costumes pretend (or not?) be werewolves, you're destined to have a mind-boggling mess on your hands. This thing is bafflingly bad. The events that transpire are sorta clear, but why they happen is absolutely nonsense. Best we can determine is that a lady's birthday orgy gets interrupted because he brother shows up.</p>
<p>It's gory as hell, hilarious from the opening frames, chock full of nudity, awful one-liners (from the forever wooden Reb), 80's new wave, insanely uncomfortable costumes and plenty of terrible acting and dialogue.&nbsp;<em>Howling II&nbsp;</em>is exactly what one signs up for in enjoying bad movies.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/bqmm6z/episode-351-howling-ii.mp3yesMon, 29 Oct 2018 16:43:17 -05001:34:44bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Exorcist II: The Heretic - Satan is a nepotistic bossJustin, Jackie, and SamSatan throws a bone to his nephew's daughter's soon to be husband, Bazuzu, so that he can work in mid-management. <p>Six (count them - SIX!) Oscar nominated actors took a look at this garbage script and STILL signed up to do it. It's absolutely nonsensical. It's painfully boring. And it ALL sucks butt. Blech.</p>
<p>It's like they tried to say something in this film but had no idea what that was before they reached the end of the writing, so they just crammed in a bunch of nonsense to try to make a statement. If anyone can decipher what that statement is....</p>
<p>The acting stinks but not in a fun way. It looks like garbage but not in a fun way. In fact, I'm over this POS. I don't want to talk about it any more.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Prom Night</em> - Amazon Prime</li>
<li><em>Spy Hard</em> - Netflix</li>
<li><em>Sleepaway Camp</em> - Amazon Prime</li>
</ul><p>Six (count them - SIX!) Oscar nominated actors took a look at this garbage script and STILL signed up to do it. It's absolutely nonsensical. It's painfully boring. And it ALL sucks butt. Blech.</p>
<p>It's like they tried to say something in this film but had no idea what that was before they reached the end of the writing, so they just crammed in a bunch of nonsense to try to make a statement. If anyone can decipher what that statement is....</p>
<p>The acting stinks but not in a fun way. It looks like garbage but not in a fun way. In fact, I'm over this POS. I don't want to talk about it any more.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Prom Night</em> - Amazon Prime</li>
<li><em>Spy Hard</em> - Netflix</li>
<li><em>Sleepaway Camp</em> - Amazon Prime</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/847ya3/episode-350-exorcist-ii.mp3yesMon, 22 Oct 2018 16:20:29 -05001:41:21bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Midnight Man - He's a lonely monster, be his friend.Justin, Jackie, and SamYou should ALWAYS read ALL the rules before summoning a shadow person from creepy-pasta sites.<p>A couple ding-dongs find a box with some stuff in it, so their only choice is to summon a crappy version of Slender Man and have him chase them around until 3:33am. Meanwhile you've got Grandma upstairs complaining about the trouble-makers in Selma, absolutely no reward if you beat the game, and a villain with dubious intentions. Hope you all like lengthy rules!</p>
<p>Soooo many rules! The length of the rules of summoning Midnight Man need to have a team of professional editors go through them. You might run out of ink in your printer. BUT there's a myriad of holes within them. For instance, Midnight Man will leave you alone after 3:33am. Is that GST? What time measurement system is he going by? Will a sundial work? Or can you just use your cell-phone? What about time-zones? What happens if someone else summons Midnight Man in Italy and Chicago? What's he do when he's NOT summoned?</p>
<p>I mean the level of bullcrap is seriously leaps and bounds past Slender Man (which is about a 9 on the bullcrap scale).</p>
<p>Aside from that the acting is garbage, the pacing is impossibly slow, the "big scares" are eyeball roll worthy, the characters are dubious (See "Doctor's Apprentice") and the Midnight Man is pretty lame from a design standpoint. There's NOTHING here.</p>
<p>We can't think of one group of people to recommend this to at all. This is an avoid at all cost, POS.</p><p>A couple ding-dongs find a box with some stuff in it, so their only choice is to summon a crappy version of Slender Man and have him chase them around until 3:33am. Meanwhile you've got Grandma upstairs complaining about the trouble-makers in Selma, absolutely no reward if you beat the game, and a villain with dubious intentions. Hope you all like lengthy rules!</p>
<p>Soooo many rules! The length of the rules of summoning Midnight Man need to have a team of professional editors go through them. You might run out of ink in your printer. BUT there's a myriad of holes within them. For instance, Midnight Man will leave you alone after 3:33am. Is that GST? What time measurement system is he going by? Will a sundial work? Or can you just use your cell-phone? What about time-zones? What happens if someone else summons Midnight Man in Italy and Chicago? What's he do when he's NOT summoned?</p>
<p>I mean the level of bullcrap is seriously leaps and bounds past Slender Man (which is about a 9 on the bullcrap scale).</p>
<p>Aside from that the acting is garbage, the pacing is impossibly slow, the "big scares" are eyeball roll worthy, the characters are dubious (See "Doctor's Apprentice") and the Midnight Man is pretty lame from a design standpoint. There's NOTHING here.</p>
<p>We can't think of one group of people to recommend this to at all. This is an avoid at all cost, POS.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/mqdm5e/episode-349-midnight-man.mp3yesMon, 15 Oct 2018 16:50:16 -05001:33:53bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Return of Swamp Thing - You got owned, WesJustin, Jackie, and SamFamed director, Jim Wynorski, shows rookie director, Wes Craven, how to make a monster movie, if the only thing you care about is having a blast.<p>How do you follow up Wes Craven's directing? You call Jim Wynorski? And he totally shows Wes how its done? Wow. Fan-Fave Jim showcases how you have fun with a failed superhero property. Replace Zach Snyder right now, DC!</p>
<p>The polarization between the two versions of Swamp Thing is night and day. It's known within the first 15 seconds as shown by the opening scroll:</p>
<p>"Once upon a time....in the swamp!"</p>
<p>Boom.</p>
<p>Then 8 minutes later we get a real vision of what we are in for - a Swamp Thing costume that looks good filled with a dude that is a) confident in his coolness, b) stupid charming. You know he's giving a thumbs-up at some point. What is happening?</p>
<p>The production level in the sequel gets a massive bump as well, from the sets to makeup, the lighting, cinematography, explosions, sound design....everything but the acting. Bad acting? Well yes, but it so works here. Fun is the top priority for not just the viewer but those involved on the set as well. Marlon Brando School of Method Acting takes a back seat and that's a good thing.</p>
<p>The whole film is an absolute blast with hot-pacing, fun jokes, way over-the-top action, great costumes and makeup, sexy ladies, ridiculous villains, a couple precocious scamps, awful acting, and some very subtle cinematography and special effects that reinforce the talent of one Jim Wynorski. This one can't be missed. Expect to see this again in Year in Review.</p>
<p>There is a very small occasional click in the audio of this episode. Adobe Audition isn't a great program. It's really small and you may not even notice it, but we want to apologize for it in advance.</p><p>How do you follow up Wes Craven's directing? You call Jim Wynorski? And he totally shows Wes how its done? Wow. Fan-Fave Jim showcases how you have fun with a failed superhero property. Replace Zach Snyder right now, DC!</p>
<p>The polarization between the two versions of Swamp Thing is night and day. It's known within the first 15 seconds as shown by the opening scroll:</p>
<p>"Once upon a time....in the swamp!"</p>
<p>Boom.</p>
<p>Then 8 minutes later we get a real vision of what we are in for - a Swamp Thing costume that looks good filled with a dude that is a) confident in his coolness, b) stupid charming. You know he's giving a thumbs-up at some point. What is happening?</p>
<p>The production level in the sequel gets a massive bump as well, from the sets to makeup, the lighting, cinematography, explosions, sound design....everything but the acting. Bad acting? Well yes, but it so works here. Fun is the top priority for not just the viewer but those involved on the set as well. Marlon Brando School of Method Acting takes a back seat and that's a good thing.</p>
<p>The whole film is an absolute blast with hot-pacing, fun jokes, way over-the-top action, great costumes and makeup, sexy ladies, ridiculous villains, a couple precocious scamps, awful acting, and some very subtle cinematography and special effects that reinforce the talent of one Jim Wynorski. This one can't be missed. Expect to see this again in Year in Review.</p>
<p>There is a very small occasional click in the audio of this episode. Adobe Audition isn't a great program. It's really small and you may not even notice it, but we want to apologize for it in advance.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/zepia6/episode-348-return-of-the-swamp-thing.mp3yesMon, 08 Oct 2018 17:06:54 -05001:23:50bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Swamp Thing - Budget in the Bayou!Justin, Sam and JackieWhen your super-power is grabbing some boob on a dead lady<p>Nothing says the follow-up to <em>Superman</em> like a budget movie, right? It's that weird mix of camp, bad costumes, a busty lady, and villians of dubious intent. Oh, and it's also a fairy-tale love story. WTF is&nbsp;<em>Swamp Thing?</em></p>
<p><em></em>It's surprisingly bad. Nothing can prepare you for how crummy this film is. You've got all the pieces that should make for an OK movie - the established Wes Craven only 2 years before his masterpiece. Adrienne Barbeau hot off her run of John Carpenter films, Ray Wise on his way to Leland nuttiness, Harry Manfredini ready to give the hot licks, Alan Moore's material, the backing of DC loaded up on cash after&nbsp;<em>Superman</em>. How did this go wrong?!?!</p>
<p>The makeup is awful, the costumes are atrocious, the writing is beyond nonsense, the story is a big question mark and then the way the whole thing ends is just nuts. This truly is one of the worst comic-book movies of all time.</p>
<p>That aside, it's a total blast - cheesy, cheesy fun. Swamp Thing is completely useless, despite having super-strength and healing powers. He mostly just chucks guys out of boats, then lets them get back in, then chucks them out, rinse and repeat. Meanwhile, Barbeau's Cable, is just getting nabbed over and over again. Useless.<em><br /></em></p>
<p>The end...wow. Whomever thought that your epic climax would best be shown by a battle over a knight's sword between a man-pig and a guy in a loose rubber costume was going to wow audience's....yipes.</p>
<p>It's a must-do bad movie.</p><p>Nothing says the follow-up to <em>Superman</em> like a budget movie, right? It's that weird mix of camp, bad costumes, a busty lady, and villians of dubious intent. Oh, and it's also a fairy-tale love story. WTF is&nbsp;<em>Swamp Thing?</em></p>
<p><em></em>It's surprisingly bad. Nothing can prepare you for how crummy this film is. You've got all the pieces that should make for an OK movie - the established Wes Craven only 2 years before his masterpiece. Adrienne Barbeau hot off her run of John Carpenter films, Ray Wise on his way to Leland nuttiness, Harry Manfredini ready to give the hot licks, Alan Moore's material, the backing of DC loaded up on cash after&nbsp;<em>Superman</em>. How did this go wrong?!?!</p>
<p>The makeup is awful, the costumes are atrocious, the writing is beyond nonsense, the story is a big question mark and then the way the whole thing ends is just nuts. This truly is one of the worst comic-book movies of all time.</p>
<p>That aside, it's a total blast - cheesy, cheesy fun. Swamp Thing is completely useless, despite having super-strength and healing powers. He mostly just chucks guys out of boats, then lets them get back in, then chucks them out, rinse and repeat. Meanwhile, Barbeau's Cable, is just getting nabbed over and over again. Useless.<em><br /></em></p>
<p>The end...wow. Whomever thought that your epic climax would best be shown by a battle over a knight's sword between a man-pig and a guy in a loose rubber costume was going to wow audience's....yipes.</p>
<p>It's a must-do bad movie.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/3q46sv/episode-347-swamp-thing.mp3yesMon, 01 Oct 2018 18:13:50 -05001:26:03bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Collision Course - Not Rush HourJustin, Jackie, and SamPat Morita totally gets clotheslined by Jay Leno's chin and.... acting.<p>Nothing says comedy team-up like when a street-wise cop has to be the American ambassador to a martial-arts packing fellow officer from the East to take down an international crime syndicate. Boy that sounds familiar. Unfortunately for everyone involved, this is NOT <em>Rush Hour</em>.</p>
<p>All uncanny resemblance to&nbsp;<em>Rush Hour&nbsp;</em>aside, there's not a lot here folks. It's very unfunny (groan-worthy) and pretty uneventful until the last 1/4 (when the movie shifts into a totally dark tone). Its a very slow and rough experience with just a sprinkle of fun, here and there.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, there is two show stealing scenes that ALMOST redeem the whole thing and definitely put it up in the fine-line between "do and don't". It still is incredibly close and depending upon the viewer is either going to give it a 50% (a do not) or a 51% (a do). It's that close.</p>
<p>So enter at your own risk.</p>
<h3>Filmstery - Jimmy Stewart and the Pangboche Hand</h3><p>Nothing says comedy team-up like when a street-wise cop has to be the American ambassador to a martial-arts packing fellow officer from the East to take down an international crime syndicate. Boy that sounds familiar. Unfortunately for everyone involved, this is NOT <em>Rush Hour</em>.</p>
<p>All uncanny resemblance to&nbsp;<em>Rush Hour&nbsp;</em>aside, there's not a lot here folks. It's very unfunny (groan-worthy) and pretty uneventful until the last 1/4 (when the movie shifts into a totally dark tone). Its a very slow and rough experience with just a sprinkle of fun, here and there.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, there is two show stealing scenes that ALMOST redeem the whole thing and definitely put it up in the fine-line between "do and don't". It still is incredibly close and depending upon the viewer is either going to give it a 50% (a do not) or a 51% (a do). It's that close.</p>
<p>So enter at your own risk.</p>
<h3>Filmstery - Jimmy Stewart and the Pangboche Hand</h3>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/ebkxye/episode-346-collision-course.mp3yesMon, 24 Sep 2018 16:38:00 -05001:42:09bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Rent-a-Cop - Oh Burt...Justin, Jackie, and SamWatch a man watch his career disappear while getting jazz-hands stuffed in his face constantly.<p>We setup our tribute to the dearly missed Burt Reynolds with an examination of his first Razzie nomination as "bored actor who doesn't want to be in the same film as Liza Minnelli". It's like <em>Sharky's Machine</em> meets <em>A Star is Born</em>. Does that work for a bad movie "do"?</p>
<p>Let's get straight to the bad - the big bad is Liza. She's insufferable. It's not completely her fault as the script calls for the most annoying person ever as the "love interest" for hunky Burt - because that's how all cop movies should work right? So she is supposed to play an annoying person and she does that in spades or jazz hands or sea-urchin hair cuts. Whatever. It's awful and you can't put someone who is like nails on the chalkboard into a movie even if the role calls for it. You can't annoy your audience for 2 hours. Ugh.</p>
<p>Then there's Burt. Sweet, sweet Burt. He stinks. And it's his fault. It's a clinic on how to shoot an actor that in no way wants to be in your movie. Sadly this is the beginning of the end for Burt (until Boogie Nights) where he would take whatever role he could get. So he'd rather be in Cleveland than starring next to the most annoying character ever. It's a little tough to watch.</p>
<p>Aside from the bad, we come to the (not just good, but) GREAT James Remar. His villain, Dancer, is like a cut/paste from a Batman comic. He's so over-the-top for a cop movie (power-armor, knife-arm, the zipper-dance in the mirror) that he'd fit better in a 90's super-hero movie. It's fantastic and quintessential James Remar. Arguably, Dancer gets killed in the climax in the best way we've seen for years.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So in the end, if you can cut through Liza's schtick you're gonna have a do here, but man is it tough to get past her. It's wall to wall jammering on and on and on and on...</p><p>We setup our tribute to the dearly missed Burt Reynolds with an examination of his first Razzie nomination as "bored actor who doesn't want to be in the same film as Liza Minnelli". It's like <em>Sharky's Machine</em> meets <em>A Star is Born</em>. Does that work for a bad movie "do"?</p>
<p>Let's get straight to the bad - the big bad is Liza. She's insufferable. It's not completely her fault as the script calls for the most annoying person ever as the "love interest" for hunky Burt - because that's how all cop movies should work right? So she is supposed to play an annoying person and she does that in spades or jazz hands or sea-urchin hair cuts. Whatever. It's awful and you can't put someone who is like nails on the chalkboard into a movie even if the role calls for it. You can't annoy your audience for 2 hours. Ugh.</p>
<p>Then there's Burt. Sweet, sweet Burt. He stinks. And it's his fault. It's a clinic on how to shoot an actor that in no way wants to be in your movie. Sadly this is the beginning of the end for Burt (until Boogie Nights) where he would take whatever role he could get. So he'd rather be in Cleveland than starring next to the most annoying character ever. It's a little tough to watch.</p>
<p>Aside from the bad, we come to the (not just good, but) GREAT James Remar. His villain, Dancer, is like a cut/paste from a Batman comic. He's so over-the-top for a cop movie (power-armor, knife-arm, the zipper-dance in the mirror) that he'd fit better in a 90's super-hero movie. It's fantastic and quintessential James Remar. Arguably, Dancer gets killed in the climax in the best way we've seen for years.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So in the end, if you can cut through Liza's schtick you're gonna have a do here, but man is it tough to get past her. It's wall to wall jammering on and on and on and on...</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/3dzep9/episode-345-rent-a-cop.mp3yesMon, 10 Sep 2018 19:05:47 -05001:29:53bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Predator 2 - Murtaugh vs the teenage alienJustin, Jackie, and SamIt's like working at the car wash. Seems cool. Pretty much not.In what appears to be a Predator version of a bar-mitzvah, Captain Murtaugh has to scratch his head and whisper to himself about things he sees in front of him to stop a bunch of gang-members with mega-guns and voodoo powers from getting their spines ripped out. Oh! AND Bill Paxton!
A movie with a 8 foot tall alien who rips people's spines out, Danny Glover, Bill Paxton and Gary Busey sounds like about the hottest thing that's ever existed. Sign me the hell up and lets get stupid!
Well hold on, kiddies. You've got the most destructive group in film you still have to account for. No, not The Asylum. The MFing MPAA. After extensive recuts (20 of them) to appease a group of soccer-moms with no knowledge of film study, Predator 2 is both lacking in imagination and luster. Its far too tame to work. Its like watching Volcano but with a Predator who's had his wings clipped by the MPAA. Its kinda just disappointingly boring.
It still has its moments here and there. Bill Paxton is put in the role he's made for - the slick Lone Ranger who wears clothes that are too big for him. Glover is as Murtaughy as he can get. The opening action sequence is way stupid and fun. But then everything afterwards is a disappointment.
If you like Predator and haven't seen P2, then it's a do. But even then it's a one-time view. There is no need to revisit this one folks.In what appears to be a Predator version of a bar-mitzvah, Captain Murtaugh has to scratch his head and whisper to himself about things he sees in front of him to stop a bunch of gang-members with mega-guns and voodoo powers from getting their spines ripped out. Oh! AND Bill Paxton!
A movie with a 8 foot tall alien who rips people's spines out, Danny Glover, Bill Paxton and Gary Busey sounds like about the hottest thing that's ever existed. Sign me the hell up and lets get stupid!
Well hold on, kiddies. You've got the most destructive group in film you still have to account for. No, not The Asylum. The MFing MPAA. After extensive recuts (20 of them) to appease a group of soccer-moms with no knowledge of film study, Predator 2 is both lacking in imagination and luster. Its far too tame to work. Its like watching Volcano but with a Predator who's had his wings clipped by the MPAA. Its kinda just disappointingly boring.
It still has its moments here and there. Bill Paxton is put in the role he's made for - the slick Lone Ranger who wears clothes that are too big for him. Glover is as Murtaughy as he can get. The opening action sequence is way stupid and fun. But then everything afterwards is a disappointment.
If you like Predator and haven't seen P2, then it's a do. But even then it's a one-time view. There is no need to revisit this one folks.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/pdzg5b/episode-344-predator-2.mp3yesTue, 04 Sep 2018 16:29:58 -05001:29:56bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Slender Man - Not the trees! Not the trees!Justin, Jackie, and SamA showcase on how dumb the internet is - plus Slender Man really loves The Trees by RUSH<p>A faceless board-room guy (probably the one that fired James Gunn) is also a tree-man, octopus, tarantula with very dubious motivations, but likely he's actually the ghost of Chalton Heston, arboriculturist.</p>
<p><em>Slender Man</em> the movie was doomed before it came out the gate. There is no way to pay this much fan service to the original creepy-pasta while trying to make a sensical story. Once you put Slender Man into an environment that must have some sort of back-story and character motivations and that old bummer, the Protagonist/Antagonist diatribe you've got no choice but to make your new horror icon look about as clever as the bird in the desk of The Wicker Man.</p>
<p>The lighting is atrocious, the acting is middling, the writing is gadawful, and even the cat-stings are failed. It's like if someone hired the Asylum to helm their franchise hopeful. Yet beyond all that, there is some truly hilarious parts. There's a handful of lines that are so horrendously out-of-reality and out of place that you can be "that one guy" in the theater. Mash that up with two of the most hilarious "horror editing" (think <i>The Ring</i>) decisions and you have a great bad-movie.....almost.</p>
<p>While there is a smattering of hilarity sprinkled throughout,&nbsp;<em>Slender Man</em> is just this side of fun. There's far too much loose dialogue and wandering around being annoyingly moronic to put this into a "do" category. Expect it to rear its head when it comes time for the Stinker Madness Achievements in Bad Film-Making Award (SMABFA) awards. If you can manage to sneak into a very empty (I mean you, and two other people) and can riff this one out-loud you might be in for a good time.</p><p>A faceless board-room guy (probably the one that fired James Gunn) is also a tree-man, octopus, tarantula with very dubious motivations, but likely he's actually the ghost of Chalton Heston, arboriculturist.</p>
<p><em>Slender Man</em> the movie was doomed before it came out the gate. There is no way to pay this much fan service to the original creepy-pasta while trying to make a sensical story. Once you put Slender Man into an environment that must have some sort of back-story and character motivations and that old bummer, the Protagonist/Antagonist diatribe you've got no choice but to make your new horror icon look about as clever as the bird in the desk of The Wicker Man.</p>
<p>The lighting is atrocious, the acting is middling, the writing is gadawful, and even the cat-stings are failed. It's like if someone hired the Asylum to helm their franchise hopeful. Yet beyond all that, there is some truly hilarious parts. There's a handful of lines that are so horrendously out-of-reality and out of place that you can be "that one guy" in the theater. Mash that up with two of the most hilarious "horror editing" (think <i>The Ring</i>) decisions and you have a great bad-movie.....almost.</p>
<p>While there is a smattering of hilarity sprinkled throughout,&nbsp;<em>Slender Man</em> is just this side of fun. There's far too much loose dialogue and wandering around being annoyingly moronic to put this into a "do" category. Expect it to rear its head when it comes time for the Stinker Madness Achievements in Bad Film-Making Award (SMABFA) awards. If you can manage to sneak into a very empty (I mean you, and two other people) and can riff this one out-loud you might be in for a good time.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/7yt3e6/episode-343-slender-man.mp3yesMon, 27 Aug 2018 16:26:48 -05001:34:39bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, St. Elmo's Fire - The Everest of Unholy ButtholesJustin, Jackie, and SamWarning - Don't let your kids look up to these scumbags<p>When you look up pretentious, self-obsessed, socially awful, and completely uninterested in benefiting mankind in anyway in the dictionary (you can look those terms up, right?) then you see a picture of the "brat pack" from this clinic in deplorability.</p>
<p>I hate these people. Not one can be redeemed. Its horrifying how awful they are and how their awfulness is not the focus of the movie. This is one of those jobbers where people (who are just as awful) will say, "This is it. This shows the challenges of live after becoming a full adult and the struggle with transitioning between having no responsibilities and then suddenly thrust into the real world." No, this is just you being completely blind to how morally bankrupt these people are. ARRHSHSHGHGGH!!!!!</p>
<p>90% of the reason to show up for this is to see how shitty these people are and wonder why in the hell this movie was made (it serves 0 purpose). The other 5% is the random crap that Schumacher stuffs in behind the focal point of the POV. Weird clowns, puppets, a naked fat guy butt...etc. and then 5% of Judd Nelson and Rob Lowe completely flubbing their lines.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's not a great time folks. Don't enter into this thinking you're about to have fun. You're left at the end with a horrible taste in your mouth and the unanswered question of why it exists. Enter only ye of the toughest of stomach-strength. You must be a level 12 Stinker Tourist.</p><p>When you look up pretentious, self-obsessed, socially awful, and completely uninterested in benefiting mankind in anyway in the dictionary (you can look those terms up, right?) then you see a picture of the "brat pack" from this clinic in deplorability.</p>
<p>I hate these people. Not one can be redeemed. Its horrifying how awful they are and how their awfulness is not the focus of the movie. This is one of those jobbers where people (who are just as awful) will say, "This is it. This shows the challenges of live after becoming a full adult and the struggle with transitioning between having no responsibilities and then suddenly thrust into the real world." No, this is just you being completely blind to how morally bankrupt these people are. ARRHSHSHGHGGH!!!!!</p>
<p>90% of the reason to show up for this is to see how shitty these people are and wonder why in the hell this movie was made (it serves 0 purpose). The other 5% is the random crap that Schumacher stuffs in behind the focal point of the POV. Weird clowns, puppets, a naked fat guy butt...etc. and then 5% of Judd Nelson and Rob Lowe completely flubbing their lines.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's not a great time folks. Don't enter into this thinking you're about to have fun. You're left at the end with a horrible taste in your mouth and the unanswered question of why it exists. Enter only ye of the toughest of stomach-strength. You must be a level 12 Stinker Tourist.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/zin95g/episode-342-st-elmos-fire.mp3yesMon, 20 Aug 2018 17:14:45 -05001:33:18bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Miami Connection - Ninjas, drugs, music and fashion!Justin, Jackie, and SamWe go ahead and mess with the "Tough Guys"<p>We take one of the most beloved stinkers of the last decade and find a new reason to justify the entire plot - a rumble to the death over the most important theme of the 1980's - high fashion.</p>
<p><em>Miami Connection&nbsp;</em>is at the top of the list for most fans of crummy films and this is no accident. It's truly one of the most accessible bad movies of all time. Where some may struggle to view&nbsp;<em>The Room</em> and&nbsp;<em>Fateful Findings</em> there is something for everyone in YK Kim's masterpiece, especially those from the 80's or have 80's nostalgia. While those two items are helpful, they are not required. You can show this to just about anyone, from all ages and all walks of life.</p>
<p>Then there's Dragon Sound. In the usual vein of films like this you might catch a glimpse of the amazing band playing in the background but Dragon Sound is front and center throughout with two entire songs played without break in music video format. With some of the worst lyrics ever put to film and "Against the Ninja" showcasing the plot verbatim, Dragon Sound is the most beautiful train wreck set to video.</p>
<p>With a dubious plot (flushed out by us as about high fashion) you might get glued into the adventures of Dragon Sound and then nonsensical dialogue (at least the lines you can understand), but at the climatic scene you'll find yourselves inside of the hardest shift in direction of any film. Then last 20 minutes is a complete WTF as somehow YK Kim said to his cast-mates, "Hey, just go nuts" and they take it quite literally.</p>
<p>In the end,&nbsp;<em>Miami Connection</em> just gets better and better with each view and isn't just a pretender. It's a glorious example of why people love crummy movies and will go down as a classic and Hall of Fame material. It's a true treasure. Thank you, YK!</p><p>We take one of the most beloved stinkers of the last decade and find a new reason to justify the entire plot - a rumble to the death over the most important theme of the 1980's - high fashion.</p>
<p><em>Miami Connection&nbsp;</em>is at the top of the list for most fans of crummy films and this is no accident. It's truly one of the most accessible bad movies of all time. Where some may struggle to view&nbsp;<em>The Room</em> and&nbsp;<em>Fateful Findings</em> there is something for everyone in YK Kim's masterpiece, especially those from the 80's or have 80's nostalgia. While those two items are helpful, they are not required. You can show this to just about anyone, from all ages and all walks of life.</p>
<p>Then there's Dragon Sound. In the usual vein of films like this you might catch a glimpse of the amazing band playing in the background but Dragon Sound is front and center throughout with two entire songs played without break in music video format. With some of the worst lyrics ever put to film and "Against the Ninja" showcasing the plot verbatim, Dragon Sound is the most beautiful train wreck set to video.</p>
<p>With a dubious plot (flushed out by us as about high fashion) you might get glued into the adventures of Dragon Sound and then nonsensical dialogue (at least the lines you can understand), but at the climatic scene you'll find yourselves inside of the hardest shift in direction of any film. Then last 20 minutes is a complete WTF as somehow YK Kim said to his cast-mates, "Hey, just go nuts" and they take it quite literally.</p>
<p>In the end,&nbsp;<em>Miami Connection</em> just gets better and better with each view and isn't just a pretender. It's a glorious example of why people love crummy movies and will go down as a classic and Hall of Fame material. It's a true treasure. Thank you, YK!</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/4pnnq5/episode-341-miami-connection.mp3yesMon, 13 Aug 2018 16:35:20 -05001:34:30bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Stinker Madness "Sorry about this Week, Get Ready for Next Week" SpecialJustin and SamJustin and Sam are stuck with no movie to watch and have to keep horny dogs off each otherThis week we manage to not be able to view Miami Connection thanks to randy critters. So instead Sam and Justin discuss drinking children, seagulls, #goatpocalypse, Neil Breen's Twister Pair trailer, a new Great Superpower Debate, reviews of Transformations, Hologram Man, WuTang vs Ninja, and Sam invents a drunk game called "Who is THE GUY?"This week we manage to not be able to view Miami Connection thanks to randy critters. So instead Sam and Justin discuss drinking children, seagulls, #goatpocalypse, Neil Breen's Twister Pair trailer, a new Great Superpower Debate, reviews of Transformations, Hologram Man, WuTang vs Ninja, and Sam invents a drunk game called "Who is THE GUY?"http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/tsvppp/episode-340-sorry-bout-this-week-special.mp3yesWed, 08 Aug 2018 16:06:00 -050047:38bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, To Catch a Yeti - And a Child MurdererJustin, Jackie, and SamOnce again, Meatloaf does more damage to a family then a Sasquatch<p>We've got a monster-bud on our hands in the most notable work of Meatloaf's career. When the world's greatest hunter gets hired by a rich family to catch a yeti, he gets thwarted by a little girl whose clothes don't fit. Everyone is going to jail here.</p>
<p>One might go into this thinking that you're about to be tortured for an hour and a half, ala&nbsp;<em>Mac and Me</em>, or&nbsp;<em>C.H.O.M.P.S.</em>, well you're sorta right. This movie is as expected godawful, but somehow it dodges being in the bottom of the barrel. It manages to stay on target throughout the whole thing. There's no scene where the little girl and the monster bud go to school and crummy hijinx ensue. There's no scene where the monster bud destroys the whole house while riding a vacuum and chasing the dog. It steers clear of all the usual pitfalls that monster-bud movies fall into.</p>
<p>Instead of where it typically could have gone, it is just a series of Meatloaf chasing a little girl holding the worst Furby prop for an hour and a half. There's a volley of crummy jokes here and there yet none are groin-worthy, they are just ignorable while you're riffing the film. It continually sets itself up throughout with some scattered big laugh moments (usually involving Meatloaf murdering a Francis (<em>Pee Wee's Big Adventure</em>) impersonator.</p>
<p>There's some very strange decisions made and some LOL moments but in the end it's still not that fun. With that in mind though, it might be the best monster-bud movie we've ever reviewed. Enter at your own risk though.</p><p>We've got a monster-bud on our hands in the most notable work of Meatloaf's career. When the world's greatest hunter gets hired by a rich family to catch a yeti, he gets thwarted by a little girl whose clothes don't fit. Everyone is going to jail here.</p>
<p>One might go into this thinking that you're about to be tortured for an hour and a half, ala&nbsp;<em>Mac and Me</em>, or&nbsp;<em>C.H.O.M.P.S.</em>, well you're sorta right. This movie is as expected godawful, but somehow it dodges being in the bottom of the barrel. It manages to stay on target throughout the whole thing. There's no scene where the little girl and the monster bud go to school and crummy hijinx ensue. There's no scene where the monster bud destroys the whole house while riding a vacuum and chasing the dog. It steers clear of all the usual pitfalls that monster-bud movies fall into.</p>
<p>Instead of where it typically could have gone, it is just a series of Meatloaf chasing a little girl holding the worst Furby prop for an hour and a half. There's a volley of crummy jokes here and there yet none are groin-worthy, they are just ignorable while you're riffing the film. It continually sets itself up throughout with some scattered big laugh moments (usually involving Meatloaf murdering a Francis (<em>Pee Wee's Big Adventure</em>) impersonator.</p>
<p>There's some very strange decisions made and some LOL moments but in the end it's still not that fun. With that in mind though, it might be the best monster-bud movie we've ever reviewed. Enter at your own risk though.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/enbcdc/episode-339-to-catch-a-yeti.mp3yesMon, 30 Jul 2018 16:23:44 -05001:21:06bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, American Hunter - Don't date Jake. He's a jerk.Justin, Jackie, and SamIn which a restaurant manager ends the worst week of her live by marrying the man that caused it.<p>Robert Mitchum's kid freelances his way into a "get the ninja tape" situation and into Janet's heart all while being WAY above the law and murdering many innocent people. Expect some shenanigans in this super-budget movie out of Indonesia.</p>
<p>One of a kind in it's repetition and recurring themes, <em>American Hunter</em> (<em>Lethal Hunter</em> in Europe) is a classic super-budget action film with very poorly thought-out plot elements. Behold the final list of incredibly weird repeating onscreen events:</p>
<ul>
<li>4 - The number of bad dives</li>
<li>4 - The number of times Janet gets kidnapped</li>
<li>3 - The number of times Jake survives after something that would kill anyone else</li>
<li>4 - The number of times someone shouts "Asshole!" right before killing someone</li>
<li>4 - The number of times a stunt car drives up and ramp and jumps</li>
<li>2 - Houses owned by the villain that are exploded by the villain</li>
<li>3 - Random species of critters the villain owns</li>
</ul>
<p>Then there's sweet sweet Janet. Poor Janet has been put through unholy hell. She loses her job, gets someones brains all over her face, kidnapped four times, crashed into a gas truck, her car destroyed, dropped from a helicopter, shot in the shoulder, had her neck shaved (?), and then married to a man who clearly doesn't care about whether she lives or dies.</p>
<p><span style="background-color: initial;">In typical 80's Indonesia tradition, life takes a backseat and no unions were involved in this wonderful little treat of garbage. How many stuntmen lost limbs or even their lives during the making of this? If you love dangerous stunts - you'll have a great time here.</span></p><p>Robert Mitchum's kid freelances his way into a "get the ninja tape" situation and into Janet's heart all while being WAY above the law and murdering many innocent people. Expect some shenanigans in this super-budget movie out of Indonesia.</p>
<p>One of a kind in it's repetition and recurring themes, <em>American Hunter</em> (<em>Lethal Hunter</em> in Europe) is a classic super-budget action film with very poorly thought-out plot elements. Behold the final list of incredibly weird repeating onscreen events:</p>
<ul>
<li>4 - The number of bad dives</li>
<li>4 - The number of times Janet gets kidnapped</li>
<li>3 - The number of times Jake survives after something that would kill anyone else</li>
<li>4 - The number of times someone shouts "Asshole!" right before killing someone</li>
<li>4 - The number of times a stunt car drives up and ramp and jumps</li>
<li>2 - Houses owned by the villain that are exploded by the villain</li>
<li>3 - Random species of critters the villain owns</li>
</ul>
<p>Then there's sweet sweet Janet. Poor Janet has been put through unholy hell. She loses her job, gets someones brains all over her face, kidnapped four times, crashed into a gas truck, her car destroyed, dropped from a helicopter, shot in the shoulder, had her neck shaved (?), and then married to a man who clearly doesn't care about whether she lives or dies.</p>
<p><span style="background-color: initial;">In typical 80's Indonesia tradition, life takes a backseat and no unions were involved in this wonderful little treat of garbage. How many stuntmen lost limbs or even their lives during the making of this? If you love dangerous stunts - you'll have a great time here.</span></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/u76fis/episode-338-american-hunter.mp3yesMon, 23 Jul 2018 15:53:36 -05001:27:52bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Hurricane Heist - They still are making movies bad. Huh.Justin, Jackie, and SamMaybe they think the T in ATF actually stands for Treasury?<p>The US Dept of Treasury hires an ATF agent and some "Army guys" to protect $600 million on its way to a giant paper shredder. Then some baddies try to steal it. Set to the backdrop of a physically impossible hurricane. The only thing in their way? A weatherman and is mechanic brother. Too early to whisper SMABFA?</p>
<p>This movie is crap. Whether its enjoyable crap is a topic for debate, which we'll get into, but it's absolute crap. Fans of bad movies MUST see this film. It's astounding that we are still making screenplays that are this terrible. At no point did anyone bother to open a book to check out how hurricanes work. So the science is impossibly bad - like&nbsp;<em>Armageddon</em> bad. Yet, the science is not as bad as the plot. You guessed it, we're facing another round of the idiot plot. Both sides (good and bad guys) go out of their way to ensure the plot exists against their own interests. Stuff that next to atrocious dialogue such as:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"I hate old money. Been up too many noses and down too many G-strings."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So you've got the idiot plot, no knowledge of weather (or weather-men) and horrible dialogue and you've got the trifecta of awful screenplays.</p>
<p>While all that is happening there is a ton of great bad action. In total the characters die thirteen times without dying. What do I mean? Well they get stuck in situations (sometimes put their on their own) that by the rules of the movie itself, would have killed the characters only to see them somehow survive via the power of jump cuts. It's absolutely unbelievable - especially when the weatherman and ATF agent get the mechanic killed by sucking him into the hurricane only to have the mechanic casually show up later in a fishing boat. Bonkers.</p>
<p>While it's clearly going to be a SMABFA contender and one of the worst movies of the year, it's still not a great view. Necessary sure, but still not great. There's a lot of slow scenes and annoying backstory establishment (What the hell happened in Utah? Spoiler - you'll never know) that detract from the action. Look Twister suffers in the same way but we're carried through it by Paxton and Hunt and how they understand chemistry in acting. Maggie Grace and Toby Kebbell haven't figured out how that works. So don't expect anything great but you must at least check it out one time just to see that they are still making movies this bad.</p><p>The US Dept of Treasury hires an ATF agent and some "Army guys" to protect $600 million on its way to a giant paper shredder. Then some baddies try to steal it. Set to the backdrop of a physically impossible hurricane. The only thing in their way? A weatherman and is mechanic brother. Too early to whisper SMABFA?</p>
<p>This movie is crap. Whether its enjoyable crap is a topic for debate, which we'll get into, but it's absolute crap. Fans of bad movies MUST see this film. It's astounding that we are still making screenplays that are this terrible. At no point did anyone bother to open a book to check out how hurricanes work. So the science is impossibly bad - like&nbsp;<em>Armageddon</em> bad. Yet, the science is not as bad as the plot. You guessed it, we're facing another round of the idiot plot. Both sides (good and bad guys) go out of their way to ensure the plot exists against their own interests. Stuff that next to atrocious dialogue such as:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"I hate old money. Been up too many noses and down too many G-strings."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So you've got the idiot plot, no knowledge of weather (or weather-men) and horrible dialogue and you've got the trifecta of awful screenplays.</p>
<p>While all that is happening there is a ton of great bad action. In total the characters die thirteen times without dying. What do I mean? Well they get stuck in situations (sometimes put their on their own) that by the rules of the movie itself, would have killed the characters only to see them somehow survive via the power of jump cuts. It's absolutely unbelievable - especially when the weatherman and ATF agent get the mechanic killed by sucking him into the hurricane only to have the mechanic casually show up later in a fishing boat. Bonkers.</p>
<p>While it's clearly going to be a SMABFA contender and one of the worst movies of the year, it's still not a great view. Necessary sure, but still not great. There's a lot of slow scenes and annoying backstory establishment (What the hell happened in Utah? Spoiler - you'll never know) that detract from the action. Look Twister suffers in the same way but we're carried through it by Paxton and Hunt and how they understand chemistry in acting. Maggie Grace and Toby Kebbell haven't figured out how that works. So don't expect anything great but you must at least check it out one time just to see that they are still making movies this bad.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/idq8em/episode-337-hurricane-heist.mp3yesMon, 16 Jul 2018 16:43:39 -05001:46:44bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Rampage - Giant Ape Balls Ahead!Justin, Jackie, and SamThe Greatest Video Game Movie Ever - So what?<p>Dwayne is back into being the charming, super-ripped, former Special Forces, who has more ability to punch a monster in the face than follow social norms. This time he's playing the role of 15th guy from the 4th level of the original video game. Plus 3 monsters destroy Chicago and Don Jr. makes his acting debut.</p>
<p>Thanks to the incredibly bad decisions of corporate scientist CEOs (whatever that is), we are treated to three genetically mutated former critters that eventually get to big and start smashing crap. You can imagine what that's like. So let's talk about everything else.</p>
<ol>
<li>Dwayne is fantastic in his putting on a show. Ok, he's not exactly going to win any awards (probably ever) but he has pretty solid chemistry with something that doesn't exist. He's charming us while acting next to a not existent giant monster. Pretty solid stuff there.</li>
<li>Monster design works. This walks that fine line between too much and too little creature design and showcasing them. They look great.</li>
<li>Jake Lacy - wow. Absolutely steals the show away from Dwayne. His frat-boy, daddy paid my professors, CEO (see recent President's sons) performance is legit theater LOL worthy. He kills it.</li>
<li>Too much exposition. Sadly the first half isn't a page turner. There's a sprinkle of good stuff here and there but to try to make some semblance of believability they thought they could cram in far too much backstory here and way to much science talk over here. None of it matters! We came to see monsters fighting The Rock. Just do that!</li>
</ol>
<p>However, for the most part, this film gets 90% of its popcorn-eating film genre work done well. Unfortunately, the draggy-ness of the exposition keeps it from being a fully enjoyable experience. With that all said, it's still clearly the best-made video game movie in history - which isn't really saying much.</p><p>Dwayne is back into being the charming, super-ripped, former Special Forces, who has more ability to punch a monster in the face than follow social norms. This time he's playing the role of 15th guy from the 4th level of the original video game. Plus 3 monsters destroy Chicago and Don Jr. makes his acting debut.</p>
<p>Thanks to the incredibly bad decisions of corporate scientist CEOs (whatever that is), we are treated to three genetically mutated former critters that eventually get to big and start smashing crap. You can imagine what that's like. So let's talk about everything else.</p>
<ol>
<li>Dwayne is fantastic in his putting on a show. Ok, he's not exactly going to win any awards (probably ever) but he has pretty solid chemistry with something that doesn't exist. He's charming us while acting next to a not existent giant monster. Pretty solid stuff there.</li>
<li>Monster design works. This walks that fine line between too much and too little creature design and showcasing them. They look great.</li>
<li>Jake Lacy - wow. Absolutely steals the show away from Dwayne. His frat-boy, daddy paid my professors, CEO (see recent President's sons) performance is legit theater LOL worthy. He kills it.</li>
<li>Too much exposition. Sadly the first half isn't a page turner. There's a sprinkle of good stuff here and there but to try to make some semblance of believability they thought they could cram in far too much backstory here and way to much science talk over here. None of it matters! We came to see monsters fighting The Rock. Just do that!</li>
</ol>
<p>However, for the most part, this film gets 90% of its popcorn-eating film genre work done well. Unfortunately, the draggy-ness of the exposition keeps it from being a fully enjoyable experience. With that all said, it's still clearly the best-made video game movie in history - which isn't really saying much.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/j6k9z6/episode-336-rampage.mp3yesMon, 09 Jul 2018 15:58:51 -05001:27:29bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Foodfight! - Sanctioned by the United NationsJustin, Jackie, and SamShowcasing everything that is a crime against humanity.<p>Some people have no business making movies. Some people who have no business making movies REALLY have no business making animated movies. Foodfight! is a travesty. The UN should have sent inspectors into the production and placed sanctions against it. The Canadian Army should have liberated the people working on it from their captors. It's that bad.</p>
<p>Ok, so we know it's really bad. The animation is atrocious and the jokes are cringe-worthy. That's all been said. Let's get into this a little deeper.</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Bestiality is prevalent</strong>. There are human people living inside the imaginary (maybe?) grocery store city. Several characters who are animals (specifically a chocolate squirrel) wants to bone down with these human women.</li>
<li><strong>S&amp;M</strong> - The head of the SS of brand icons (yes that'a thing here) enjoys both giving pain and receiving it IN A SEXUAL MANNER IN A CHILDREN'S MOVIE!</li>
<li><strong>German Schizer Films</strong> - The same head of the SS at one point pees his pants and again enjoys it IN A SEXUAL MANNER IN A CHILDREN'S MOVIE! Many other characters get poop on them. Large amounts of cartoon poop. Some like it. Some don't but either way the movie repeats people getting pooped on again and again.</li>
<li><strong>Agism</strong> - The villain is eventually revealed to be a "recalled" product line because the mascot was old and ugly, so no one bought it. Instead they bought the products of the young and pretty Japanese cat-lady thing. If this was presented as a problem in society (ie, Barber dolls) that would be fine but it's encouraged! This is a horrible lesson for children.</li>
<li><strong>Weinsteinism</strong> - The villain sleeps her way to the top because of item #4. She gets cartoon plastic surgery, becomes a "hot" 3 inch tall human lady, and then screws all the members of the board of directors so that she can be in charge. This is NOT told as a villainous move, but a totally acceptable method of career climbing. "Sleep your way to the top girls! Your body is the only tool you have in life!" Disgusting.</li>
</ol>
<p>So it's horribly offensive for your eyeballs because of the animation but its more offensive and not for your children (unless you suck) than anything. Foodfight! is a human rights violation. Screw this movie. It should not be viewed by anyone.</p><p>Some people have no business making movies. Some people who have no business making movies REALLY have no business making animated movies. Foodfight! is a travesty. The UN should have sent inspectors into the production and placed sanctions against it. The Canadian Army should have liberated the people working on it from their captors. It's that bad.</p>
<p>Ok, so we know it's really bad. The animation is atrocious and the jokes are cringe-worthy. That's all been said. Let's get into this a little deeper.</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Bestiality is prevalent</strong>. There are human people living inside the imaginary (maybe?) grocery store city. Several characters who are animals (specifically a chocolate squirrel) wants to bone down with these human women.</li>
<li><strong>S&amp;M</strong> - The head of the SS of brand icons (yes that'a thing here) enjoys both giving pain and receiving it IN A SEXUAL MANNER IN A CHILDREN'S MOVIE!</li>
<li><strong>German Schizer Films</strong> - The same head of the SS at one point pees his pants and again enjoys it IN A SEXUAL MANNER IN A CHILDREN'S MOVIE! Many other characters get poop on them. Large amounts of cartoon poop. Some like it. Some don't but either way the movie repeats people getting pooped on again and again.</li>
<li><strong>Agism</strong> - The villain is eventually revealed to be a "recalled" product line because the mascot was old and ugly, so no one bought it. Instead they bought the products of the young and pretty Japanese cat-lady thing. If this was presented as a problem in society (ie, Barber dolls) that would be fine but it's encouraged! This is a horrible lesson for children.</li>
<li><strong>Weinsteinism</strong> - The villain sleeps her way to the top because of item #4. She gets cartoon plastic surgery, becomes a "hot" 3 inch tall human lady, and then screws all the members of the board of directors so that she can be in charge. This is NOT told as a villainous move, but a totally acceptable method of career climbing. "Sleep your way to the top girls! Your body is the only tool you have in life!" Disgusting.</li>
</ol>
<p>So it's horribly offensive for your eyeballs because of the animation but its more offensive and not for your children (unless you suck) than anything. Foodfight! is a human rights violation. Screw this movie. It should not be viewed by anyone.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/tvd39b/episode-335-foodfight.mp3yesMon, 02 Jul 2018 16:21:05 -05001:45:06bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Deathstalker II - Are you adopted?Justin, Jackie, and SamFeaturing Ocean's Six, Pay Ponds, Soup Jokes, Rambo II and Giant Director Balls<p>Like that weird kid that doesn't look anything like his parents, you may be thinking he's a weirdo and should be avoided. But then you bump into him at the punch bowl and realize he's one cool dude. That's Deathstalker II.</p>
<p>Once again, Jim Wynorski shows the world why he should be at the top of the list of directors who make budget films. While most similar directors are given a project like this and just crap it out for the paycheck (I'm talking to you, anyone who works for The Asylum) good ol' Jim is told to make a Conan-knockoff and then makes a buddy-copesque screwball comedy with lots of adventure and shenanigans. Jim is the DaVinci of crummy movies.</p>
<p>Leads John Terlasky and Monique Gabrielle "shine" together in excellence of LOL acting. While John plays the smarmy Errol Flynn competently, Gabrielle gives us two different roles (one straight-laced Princess impostor, the other a way-over-the-top damsel) there is clear evidence that she is hamming one of them up. She's beautifully terrible as Reena the Seer, yet competent as Princess Evie. It's proof positive that she is intentionally acting poorly in her main role and kills it. SAG members couldn't act this bad if they tried and she is trying. It's an achievement and should be rewarded for the mastery of her stink.</p>
<p>As usual, Jim pours on the gags and boobs (of which there are plenty), but showcases his giant brass ones in only his third film. There's slams on James Bond, Indiana Jones, Dino De Laurentiis, tropes of the genre, the fans of Deathstalker I, Roger Corman and anyone not savvy enough to pick up on these references. He's a fricking wizard with giant testes. Extra credit for including Mathilda the Hun from GLOW. Actually that's reason enough to give this movie an A+.</p>
<p>Deathstalker II is a must do and likely "Year in Review" top 10 finalist.</p><p>Like that weird kid that doesn't look anything like his parents, you may be thinking he's a weirdo and should be avoided. But then you bump into him at the punch bowl and realize he's one cool dude. That's Deathstalker II.</p>
<p>Once again, Jim Wynorski shows the world why he should be at the top of the list of directors who make budget films. While most similar directors are given a project like this and just crap it out for the paycheck (I'm talking to you, anyone who works for The Asylum) good ol' Jim is told to make a Conan-knockoff and then makes a buddy-copesque screwball comedy with lots of adventure and shenanigans. Jim is the DaVinci of crummy movies.</p>
<p>Leads John Terlasky and Monique Gabrielle "shine" together in excellence of LOL acting. While John plays the smarmy Errol Flynn competently, Gabrielle gives us two different roles (one straight-laced Princess impostor, the other a way-over-the-top damsel) there is clear evidence that she is hamming one of them up. She's beautifully terrible as Reena the Seer, yet competent as Princess Evie. It's proof positive that she is intentionally acting poorly in her main role and kills it. SAG members couldn't act this bad if they tried and she is trying. It's an achievement and should be rewarded for the mastery of her stink.</p>
<p>As usual, Jim pours on the gags and boobs (of which there are plenty), but showcases his giant brass ones in only his third film. There's slams on James Bond, Indiana Jones, Dino De Laurentiis, tropes of the genre, the fans of Deathstalker I, Roger Corman and anyone not savvy enough to pick up on these references. He's a fricking wizard with giant testes. Extra credit for including Mathilda the Hun from GLOW. Actually that's reason enough to give this movie an A+.</p>
<p>Deathstalker II is a must do and likely "Year in Review" top 10 finalist.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/k7n38x/episode-334-deathstalker-ii.mp3yesMon, 25 Jun 2018 15:40:52 -05001:25:23bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Rage: Carrie 2 - The Idiot AND Impossible PlotJustin, Jackie, and SamThe Great Photo-Booth Caper<p>Once upon a time, a teenage girl got some tampooooons thrown at her and a British dessert poured on her. Twenty-three years later, a teenage girl gets caught up in a web of consensual teenage sex and becomes the most popular girl. Thankfully "Teen Witch" only ditched her friends when her powers manifested.</p>
<p>The Rage suffers from what we like to call "The Non-Existent Plot". The plot can't exist under the rules of the film itself - under scrutiny. At the same time, they manage to cram in the "Idiot Plot" as well. As one can predict the film attempts to follow the same lines of Carrie (1976) where a teenage girl with uncontrollable telekinesis is pushed to the edge and strikes back against those that are doing her harm. HOWEVER, this one falls flat on trying to make the audience identify and sympathize with the lead OR even the villains.</p>
<p>There's laws that don't exist. People don't know how phones work. People don't know how crime works. People don't know how dogs work. It's an atrocious script written by "I don't know how people work" alum - Rafael Moreu (Hackers) and a flaming pile of garbage.</p>
<p>While the plot is crap and the first 3/4 is a slow drag of watching mopey teenagers make out, the end (the unleashing of Carrie powers) is quite the baloney fest of fun. The way Carrie 2 murders all the teenagers, including a ROFL death for the eldest brother in Home Improvement, is an absolute blast and over-the-top dumb.</p>
<p>It's a close call to recommend this because there's some fun and then too much smoochy-smoo teenage love (that is incredibly unrealistic). It's a 50/50 chance that you will enjoy this so that makes it a do-not from us.</p><p>Once upon a time, a teenage girl got some tampooooons thrown at her and a British dessert poured on her. Twenty-three years later, a teenage girl gets caught up in a web of consensual teenage sex and becomes the most popular girl. Thankfully "Teen Witch" only ditched her friends when her powers manifested.</p>
<p>The Rage suffers from what we like to call "The Non-Existent Plot". The plot can't exist under the rules of the film itself - under scrutiny. At the same time, they manage to cram in the "Idiot Plot" as well. As one can predict the film attempts to follow the same lines of Carrie (1976) where a teenage girl with uncontrollable telekinesis is pushed to the edge and strikes back against those that are doing her harm. HOWEVER, this one falls flat on trying to make the audience identify and sympathize with the lead OR even the villains.</p>
<p>There's laws that don't exist. People don't know how phones work. People don't know how crime works. People don't know how dogs work. It's an atrocious script written by "I don't know how people work" alum - Rafael Moreu (Hackers) and a flaming pile of garbage.</p>
<p>While the plot is crap and the first 3/4 is a slow drag of watching mopey teenagers make out, the end (the unleashing of Carrie powers) is quite the baloney fest of fun. The way Carrie 2 murders all the teenagers, including a ROFL death for the eldest brother in Home Improvement, is an absolute blast and over-the-top dumb.</p>
<p>It's a close call to recommend this because there's some fun and then too much smoochy-smoo teenage love (that is incredibly unrealistic). It's a 50/50 chance that you will enjoy this so that makes it a do-not from us.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/575cks/episode-333-the-rage-carrie-2.mp3yesMon, 18 Jun 2018 15:31:59 -05001:19:06bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Karate/Martial Arts UnspecialJustin and SamJackie gets lost in Nevada, so Sam and Justin go hard into the punching and kicking businessWith Jackie trapped inside a living hell called Winnemucca, Justin and Sam sit down to discuss everything martial arts. Inside we discuss our Top 5 Martial Art Movie Guys and then a look into The Sho Kosugi Ninja Theater with reviews of "The Dumb Boxer", "Ninja 8: Warrior on Fire" and "Ninja vs. Ninja".
Plus we'll wrap up the tale of Gary Devore! Was he a spy? What did he know? We go into the possible cover-up into the death of one of the best crummy movie writers in film history.With Jackie trapped inside a living hell called Winnemucca, Justin and Sam sit down to discuss everything martial arts. Inside we discuss our Top 5 Martial Art Movie Guys and then a look into The Sho Kosugi Ninja Theater with reviews of "The Dumb Boxer", "Ninja 8: Warrior on Fire" and "Ninja vs. Ninja".
Plus we'll wrap up the tale of Gary Devore! Was he a spy? What did he know? We go into the possible cover-up into the death of one of the best crummy movie writers in film history.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/w9nc6r/episode-332-karate-unspecial.mp3yesMon, 11 Jun 2018 17:27:10 -05001:43:49bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, America 3000 - Sam and Justin's "Citizen Kane"Justin, Jackie, and SamSam and Justin's favorite "stinker" of all time - Not joking.<p>Arguably the most unique of post-apocalyptic films and Cannon Group's darling, it's also one of the most under-rated budget films of history. This is a big deal folks and 2/3 Stinker Madness host's favorite b-movie.</p>
<p>PA films commonly suffer from their own existence. Most only take place in a "nuked" world because, welll... the desert is just right there. So they shoot this crappy $0 action film in a post-apocalyptic world because it's super cheap to do. The world they live in isn't even the focus. Then tack on a bunch of b-movie tropes (cars with random crap bolted on it, skimpy lady outfits, the chef-d'œuvre usually in the form of a head coming off or exploding at some point) and you've just got a bunch of people chasing each other around in the dirt. Whoopee!</p>
<p>America 3000 busts directly through all that, possibly accidentally, and tells a multi-layered, universe-driven story, where the focus is shifted away from giant radioactive cockroaches or Zardoz-like swinger communities, and into a world with deep political divides, GofT style conspiracies and plotting, societal conflicts and complications and humanitarian issues. All while fitting in a balding Sasquatch and a Hal Needham level of chaos battle-scene.</p>
<p>Wait, did you say there is a Sasquatch in this movie? Yes, there is Aargh. Aargh the Awful, in fact. A character like Aargh in just about any other crappy film we cover would be the lone reason to show up. Yet this is more of a "all this stuff plus there is Aargh" type scenario.</p>
<p><em>America 3000</em> is a missed treasure in film history on either side of the good/bad genre of film enjoyment and film study. It's competently made on a tight-budget with a beautifully deep story that is truly like an onion. The characters are endearing, the action is excellent (and dangerous), the comedy is solid, the music is amazing, and worth watching over and over again - if only to fully comprehend how complex the world-building is. It's like a 18 course meal fit for Georgie Porgie, finished with a Creme de Aaargh, the greatest freeze-frame/credits ever made.</p>
<p>It's Justin and Sam's favorite bad movie of all time and sits squarely atop the "Bad Movie Hall of Fame" like a proud mutated Bigfoot man that loves rock n' roll. No greater thing can be enjoyed in the world. It's "hot plastic".</p><p>Arguably the most unique of post-apocalyptic films and Cannon Group's darling, it's also one of the most under-rated budget films of history. This is a big deal folks and 2/3 Stinker Madness host's favorite b-movie.</p>
<p>PA films commonly suffer from their own existence. Most only take place in a "nuked" world because, welll... the desert is just right there. So they shoot this crappy $0 action film in a post-apocalyptic world because it's super cheap to do. The world they live in isn't even the focus. Then tack on a bunch of b-movie tropes (cars with random crap bolted on it, skimpy lady outfits, the chef-d'œuvre usually in the form of a head coming off or exploding at some point) and you've just got a bunch of people chasing each other around in the dirt. Whoopee!</p>
<p>America 3000 busts directly through all that, possibly accidentally, and tells a multi-layered, universe-driven story, where the focus is shifted away from giant radioactive cockroaches or Zardoz-like swinger communities, and into a world with deep political divides, GofT style conspiracies and plotting, societal conflicts and complications and humanitarian issues. All while fitting in a balding Sasquatch and a Hal Needham level of chaos battle-scene.</p>
<p>Wait, did you say there is a Sasquatch in this movie? Yes, there is Aargh. Aargh the Awful, in fact. A character like Aargh in just about any other crappy film we cover would be the lone reason to show up. Yet this is more of a "all this stuff plus there is Aargh" type scenario.</p>
<p><em>America 3000</em> is a missed treasure in film history on either side of the good/bad genre of film enjoyment and film study. It's competently made on a tight-budget with a beautifully deep story that is truly like an onion. The characters are endearing, the action is excellent (and dangerous), the comedy is solid, the music is amazing, and worth watching over and over again - if only to fully comprehend how complex the world-building is. It's like a 18 course meal fit for Georgie Porgie, finished with a Creme de Aaargh, the greatest freeze-frame/credits ever made.</p>
<p>It's Justin and Sam's favorite bad movie of all time and sits squarely atop the "Bad Movie Hall of Fame" like a proud mutated Bigfoot man that loves rock n' roll. No greater thing can be enjoyed in the world. It's "hot plastic".</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/wcig6i/episode-331-america-3000.mp3yesMon, 04 Jun 2018 17:58:58 -05001:42:54bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Hawkeye - When in Vegas, don't - just don'tJustin, Jackie, and SamWait, that's NOT Axel Foley?<p>Steer clear of the police in Las Vegas in 1988 is the absolute message of this super-budget gem of a tough cop movie. Penalties for being alive are getting kicked in the face while walking down a hallway and being beat to death while sitting in a chair.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em></em></span><em>Hawkeye&nbsp;</em>(1988) is a film that does not showcase the talents of a guy with a bow and arrow. It instead showcases the talents of a guy who is not Eddie Murphy and a guy who likes his Guess Jeans butt a bit too much. The matchup of Chuck Jeffreys and George Chung is bad-movie comedy gold. They are ridiculous, horribly corrupt, and clueless in all aspects of life.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Yet despite being inept, corrupt, racist, torture approving, innocent person shooting/punching/kicking, "shit-packing", girlfriend neglecting, sons-of-bitches the pair of Wilson and Hawkamoto are an absolute blast to follow around in their awful policing. This is a must do.</p><p>Steer clear of the police in Las Vegas in 1988 is the absolute message of this super-budget gem of a tough cop movie. Penalties for being alive are getting kicked in the face while walking down a hallway and being beat to death while sitting in a chair.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em></em></span><em>Hawkeye&nbsp;</em>(1988) is a film that does not showcase the talents of a guy with a bow and arrow. It instead showcases the talents of a guy who is not Eddie Murphy and a guy who likes his Guess Jeans butt a bit too much. The matchup of Chuck Jeffreys and George Chung is bad-movie comedy gold. They are ridiculous, horribly corrupt, and clueless in all aspects of life.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Yet despite being inept, corrupt, racist, torture approving, innocent person shooting/punching/kicking, "shit-packing", girlfriend neglecting, sons-of-bitches the pair of Wilson and Hawkamoto are an absolute blast to follow around in their awful policing. This is a must do.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/jcfwsn/episode-330-hawkeye.mp3yesTue, 29 May 2018 16:38:23 -05001:30:56bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Eragon - Use the Force, Caleb!Justin, Jackie, and SamStar Wars Episode 1.5: That one time Luke had a dragon<p>To the disheartening of many fans of the book series, men in ties decide to make a dragon movie without any dragons in it and decide the story is too confusing so they just remade Star Wars. Beware the powers of the dark side of jelly beans!</p>
<p>If you're like us and have never read the&nbsp;<em>Eragon&nbsp;</em>book series, then you'll arguably have less problems with the divergence (that wasn't an accident) of the source material from the pre-teen books to this flaming pile of nonsense. It's a necessary position to look at the 2006 film objectively. We don't know the back story and the subtle elements of the world that this takes place in (if there are any) so don't come at us, bro! And in any situation, none of that should matter - because&nbsp;<em>Eragon</em> the movie, at least, doesn't suffer from it's abandonment from the source material - it suffers from the direct theft of OTHER source material.</p>
<p>It's just&nbsp;<em>Star Wars </em>gang. Which may seem like an oversimplification of the standard "epic" format of storytelling, ie. Star Wars, Gilgamesh, LOTR,&nbsp;&nbsp;The Iliad and The Odyssey, et. al. we can show you that it is a direct case of intellectual property theft or the great scene heist of 2006. Perhaps the writing team called in Danny Ocean...</p>
<ol>
<li>A trusted member of a high-order of wizards murders and betrays his fellows to gain ultimate and dark power</li>
<li>An orphaned boy is sent to live with his uncle on a farm because of a past as yet untold to him</li>
<li>The boy comes into possession of a valuable item the evil wizard wants to reclaim</li>
<li>The boy finds information out about the item by speaking to a good wizard whose neighbors see him to a be a weirdo</li>
<li>The good wizards also has a secret past that he doesn't want to reveal to the neighbors</li>
<li>The evil wizard sends out his troops to capture the item and murder the boy and anyone helping him</li>
<li>The boy returns home to find that his uncle has been murdered by the troops</li>
<li>The boy is left with no option but to follow a friendly wizard on a quest to save the universe</li>
<li>The wizard explains to boy that in order to save the universe they must get the item of value to a group of rebels</li>
<li>Along the way the boy must learn the ways of a mysterious energy that gives him powers</li>
<li>The evil wizard captures the boy's friend in order to trap the boy and prevent him from finishing his training</li>
<li>The boy is told by his mentor wizard that its a trap and the boy ignores him and knowingly falls into the trap</li>
<li>The boy escapes the trap after a serious loss of a friend with the help of a stranger who must redeem himself from his ties to the evil empire</li>
<li>The friend who is lost during the trap episode is encased in an unbreakable material formed by temperature extremes</li>
<li>The boy and his team find the rebel base, but also lead the evil wizard to their location as well</li>
<li>The boy suits up and climbs aboard his flying machine to fight off the incoming attackers</li>
<li>In order to defeat the attackers, the boy must stop relying on his enhanced vision and trust his senses</li>
<li>There is also a secret past to the boy's father and his relationship to the female character (who is a princess) and how their sexual tension might be icky later</li>
</ol>
<p>There you go. 18 points of direct copying of Star Wars. Try to argue that against us kids.</p>
<p>In the end,&nbsp;<em>Eragon</em> isn't a great bad movie, but it's uncanny rip-off of that space wizards movie makes it a great time for riffing. So it's a do.<em><br /></em></p><p>To the disheartening of many fans of the book series, men in ties decide to make a dragon movie without any dragons in it and decide the story is too confusing so they just remade Star Wars. Beware the powers of the dark side of jelly beans!</p>
<p>If you're like us and have never read the&nbsp;<em>Eragon&nbsp;</em>book series, then you'll arguably have less problems with the divergence (that wasn't an accident) of the source material from the pre-teen books to this flaming pile of nonsense. It's a necessary position to look at the 2006 film objectively. We don't know the back story and the subtle elements of the world that this takes place in (if there are any) so don't come at us, bro! And in any situation, none of that should matter - because&nbsp;<em>Eragon</em> the movie, at least, doesn't suffer from it's abandonment from the source material - it suffers from the direct theft of OTHER source material.</p>
<p>It's just&nbsp;<em>Star Wars </em>gang. Which may seem like an oversimplification of the standard "epic" format of storytelling, ie. Star Wars, Gilgamesh, LOTR,&nbsp;&nbsp;The Iliad and The Odyssey, et. al. we can show you that it is a direct case of intellectual property theft or the great scene heist of 2006. Perhaps the writing team called in Danny Ocean...</p>
<ol>
<li>A trusted member of a high-order of wizards murders and betrays his fellows to gain ultimate and dark power</li>
<li>An orphaned boy is sent to live with his uncle on a farm because of a past as yet untold to him</li>
<li>The boy comes into possession of a valuable item the evil wizard wants to reclaim</li>
<li>The boy finds information out about the item by speaking to a good wizard whose neighbors see him to a be a weirdo</li>
<li>The good wizards also has a secret past that he doesn't want to reveal to the neighbors</li>
<li>The evil wizard sends out his troops to capture the item and murder the boy and anyone helping him</li>
<li>The boy returns home to find that his uncle has been murdered by the troops</li>
<li>The boy is left with no option but to follow a friendly wizard on a quest to save the universe</li>
<li>The wizard explains to boy that in order to save the universe they must get the item of value to a group of rebels</li>
<li>Along the way the boy must learn the ways of a mysterious energy that gives him powers</li>
<li>The evil wizard captures the boy's friend in order to trap the boy and prevent him from finishing his training</li>
<li>The boy is told by his mentor wizard that its a trap and the boy ignores him and knowingly falls into the trap</li>
<li>The boy escapes the trap after a serious loss of a friend with the help of a stranger who must redeem himself from his ties to the evil empire</li>
<li>The friend who is lost during the trap episode is encased in an unbreakable material formed by temperature extremes</li>
<li>The boy and his team find the rebel base, but also lead the evil wizard to their location as well</li>
<li>The boy suits up and climbs aboard his flying machine to fight off the incoming attackers</li>
<li>In order to defeat the attackers, the boy must stop relying on his enhanced vision and trust his senses</li>
<li>There is also a secret past to the boy's father and his relationship to the female character (who is a princess) and how their sexual tension might be icky later</li>
</ol>
<p>There you go. 18 points of direct copying of Star Wars. Try to argue that against us kids.</p>
<p>In the end,&nbsp;<em>Eragon</em> isn't a great bad movie, but it's uncanny rip-off of that space wizards movie makes it a great time for riffing. So it's a do.<em><br /></em></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/v7s9wg/episode-329-eragon.mp3yesMon, 21 May 2018 18:04:50 -05001:43:16bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Year 4 in Review: Part 2Justin, Jackie, and SamThis episode we recap our top 4-1 choices, along with our favorite 3 movies of 2017.<p>It's been four wonderful years of bringing you the greatest bad and cult films, all while having some pretty important discussions on craft and farts with plenty of laughs along the way.</p>
<p>This episode we recap our favorite movies we watched in the previous year of podcasting. Each host catalogs their top ten and hope that you can find some extra time to watch each and every one of these movies.</p><p>It's been four wonderful years of bringing you the greatest bad and cult films, all while having some pretty important discussions on craft and farts with plenty of laughs along the way.</p>
<p>This episode we recap our favorite movies we watched in the previous year of podcasting. Each host catalogs their top ten and hope that you can find some extra time to watch each and every one of these movies.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/8e2efb/episode-328-year-4-part-2.mp3yesMon, 07 May 2018 16:56:36 -05001:26:54bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Year 4 in Review: Part 1Justin, Jackie, and Sam<p>It's been four wonderful years of bringing you the greatest bad and cult films, all while having some pretty important discussions on craft and farts with plenty of laughs along the way.</p>
<p>This episode we recap our favorite movies we watched in the previous year of podcasting. Each host catalogs their top ten and hope that you can find some extra time to watch each and every one of these movies. This episode we recap our top 10-5 choices.</p><p>It's been four wonderful years of bringing you the greatest bad and cult films, all while having some pretty important discussions on craft and farts with plenty of laughs along the way.</p>
<p>This episode we recap our favorite movies we watched in the previous year of podcasting. Each host catalogs their top ten and hope that you can find some extra time to watch each and every one of these movies. This episode we recap our top 10-5 choices.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/9hqb6i/episode-327-year-4-part-1.mp3yesMon, 30 Apr 2018 16:56:36 -05001:27:06bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Savage Streets - A top heavy, genre benderJustin, Jackie, and SamThe streets are ok, but stay away from the high school, yikes!Somehow we've managed to stay clear of Linda Blair, which is strange because she's very easy to bump into. Here she's showcasing the gals, while running a gang of gals, and find revenge (eventually) after taking an hour and fifteen minutes to be pushed over the edge.
Somehow Savage Streets manages to be a mashup of about every 80's budget genre. It's a slasher, a sex-romp, a revenge jobber, and a roller-skating boogie in the vein of Grease. Yet it manages to miss being a Romeo & Juliet, a vigilante justice story and Dangerous Minds. It's pretty bizarre in how much territory it covers while failing to get to the plot for one hour.
<p>Somehow we've managed to stay clear of Linda Blair, which is strange because she's very easy to bump into. Here she's showcasing the gals, while running a gang of gals, and find revenge (eventually) after taking an hour and fifteen minutes to be pushed over the edge.</p>
<p>Somehow&nbsp;<em>Savage Streets</em> manages to be a mashup of about every 80's budget genre. It's a slasher, a sex-romp, a revenge jobber, and a roller-skating boogie in the vein of&nbsp;<em>Grease</em>. Yet it manages to miss being a Romeo &amp; Juliet, a vigilante justice story and Dangerous Minds. It's pretty bizarre in how much territory it covers while failing to get to the plot for one hour.</p>
<p>Boobs. Wow. Lots and lots. This high school that Linda Blair's Brenda attends must have some rigorous testing for enrollment. You must be:</p>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>Over 20 years old</li>
<li>Have double-ds</li>
<li>Huge hair</li>
<li>Enjoy fighting naked</li>
<li>Have little regard for the rules (that arguably don't exist)</li>
</ol>
<p>It takes quite a while to get going and once it does, boy howdy, but the front hour is a pretty solid riffer. We'd say that it's good for any midnight movie and especially good for a group of lampooners. So not spectacular but still a solid "do" from us.&nbsp;</p>
<p>There is a disclaimer - there is a scene of rape that is especially difficult to get through, but fairly necessary to get to the plot.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BY4N5GS/" target="_blank" class="button">Grab a copy of Justin's novel - The Golden Right - free this week for Kindle Readers</a></p>Somehow we've managed to stay clear of Linda Blair, which is strange because she's very easy to bump into. Here she's showcasing the gals, while running a gang of gals, and find revenge (eventually) after taking an hour and fifteen minutes to be pushed over the edge.
Somehow Savage Streets manages to be a mashup of about every 80's budget genre. It's a slasher, a sex-romp, a revenge jobber, and a roller-skating boogie in the vein of Grease. Yet it manages to miss being a Romeo & Juliet, a vigilante justice story and Dangerous Minds. It's pretty bizarre in how much territory it covers while failing to get to the plot for one hour.
<p>Somehow we've managed to stay clear of Linda Blair, which is strange because she's very easy to bump into. Here she's showcasing the gals, while running a gang of gals, and find revenge (eventually) after taking an hour and fifteen minutes to be pushed over the edge.</p>
<p>Somehow&nbsp;<em>Savage Streets</em> manages to be a mashup of about every 80's budget genre. It's a slasher, a sex-romp, a revenge jobber, and a roller-skating boogie in the vein of&nbsp;<em>Grease</em>. Yet it manages to miss being a Romeo &amp; Juliet, a vigilante justice story and Dangerous Minds. It's pretty bizarre in how much territory it covers while failing to get to the plot for one hour.</p>
<p>Boobs. Wow. Lots and lots. This high school that Linda Blair's Brenda attends must have some rigorous testing for enrollment. You must be:</p>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>Over 20 years old</li>
<li>Have double-ds</li>
<li>Huge hair</li>
<li>Enjoy fighting naked</li>
<li>Have little regard for the rules (that arguably don't exist)</li>
</ol>
<p>It takes quite a while to get going and once it does, boy howdy, but the front hour is a pretty solid riffer. We'd say that it's good for any midnight movie and especially good for a group of lampooners. So not spectacular but still a solid "do" from us.&nbsp;</p>
<p>There is a disclaimer - there is a scene of rape that is especially difficult to get through, but fairly necessary to get to the plot.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BY4N5GS/" target="_blank" class="button">Grab a copy of Justin's novel - The Golden Right - free this week for Kindle Readers</a></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/8jeevi/episode-326-savage-streets.mp3yesMon, 23 Apr 2018 17:27:51 -05001:56:04bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Space Jam - Jamming in Space is MIAJustin, Jackie, and SamNothing says movie magic like cartoons who dunk<p>The film that finally puts two things together that no one asked for, no previous commonality, no established universe, no real similarities, and no capability of accomplishing something someone might label "good". Cartoons and basketball just don't go together.</p>
<p>Hot off the success of Roger Rabbit, well ok, not hot off. More like many years later....someone decided to mashup our reality with the physics defying world of Bugs Bunny. Now that possibly could have worked, if they had chosen to focus on that. But&nbsp;<em>Space Jam</em> focuses on the life and times of Michael Jordan, which has nothing to do with cartoons. Nothing. So the Looney Tunes take a back seat to MJ. Sure he's the greatest (LeBron?) but he's not what is putting butts in seats here. Otherwise you'd just have a film starring Michael Jordan. Come on...</p>
<p>Beyond the idiocy that is the concept, the film is garbage. The most fatal flaw that Warner Bros. committed here is that they thought people came for Looney Tunes because of Bugs, Daffy, and Yosemite. Little did they understand, those characters were just the delivery vehicle for the shear brilliance that was Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc. THOSE guys are why we came. Proof required? Try watching a Merry Melodies after a Looney Tunes. Without Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc the WB crew is just another bland unmemorable troop of talking critters.</p>
<p>The voice acting sucks, the animation sucks, the jokes suck, everything sucks.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Pick up a copy of Justin's novel.</h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0578203383/" target="_blank" class="button">The Golden Right on Amazon Prime</a></span></p><p>The film that finally puts two things together that no one asked for, no previous commonality, no established universe, no real similarities, and no capability of accomplishing something someone might label "good". Cartoons and basketball just don't go together.</p>
<p>Hot off the success of Roger Rabbit, well ok, not hot off. More like many years later....someone decided to mashup our reality with the physics defying world of Bugs Bunny. Now that possibly could have worked, if they had chosen to focus on that. But&nbsp;<em>Space Jam</em> focuses on the life and times of Michael Jordan, which has nothing to do with cartoons. Nothing. So the Looney Tunes take a back seat to MJ. Sure he's the greatest (LeBron?) but he's not what is putting butts in seats here. Otherwise you'd just have a film starring Michael Jordan. Come on...</p>
<p>Beyond the idiocy that is the concept, the film is garbage. The most fatal flaw that Warner Bros. committed here is that they thought people came for Looney Tunes because of Bugs, Daffy, and Yosemite. Little did they understand, those characters were just the delivery vehicle for the shear brilliance that was Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc. THOSE guys are why we came. Proof required? Try watching a Merry Melodies after a Looney Tunes. Without Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc the WB crew is just another bland unmemorable troop of talking critters.</p>
<p>The voice acting sucks, the animation sucks, the jokes suck, everything sucks.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Pick up a copy of Justin's novel.</h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0578203383/" target="_blank" class="button">The Golden Right on Amazon Prime</a></span></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/s4jeaa/episode-325-space-jam.mp3yesMon, 16 Apr 2018 17:12:36 -05001:35:37bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, No Holds Barred - The FCC might have some problems hereJustin, Jackie & SamThe Battle of the Tough Guys gets ripped by the Podcast of Stinkers<p>People that make TV shows, write a script in 72 hours while blasting through piles of cocaine, that showcases their complete lack of knowledge about making TV shows. It's Rip v Zeus in The Battle of the Tough Guys that can only end in one way.... murder!</p>
<p>Nothing can describe the (at that time) WWF in the late 80s like&nbsp;<em>No Holds Barred.&nbsp;</em>Hulk is the #1 guy in the phony man-fighting and his entire schtick is on display here. There's no difference between the character of Rip and Hulk Hogan. Imagine a film called "Morgue Work" starring The Undertaker who's character name is Mortician Jim. Rip loves the kids, he loves his family and he loves making snorting sounds....just like Hulk Hogan. Which leads me to believe that Terry Hogan had more to do with writing this POS then Vince McMahon. I like to envision Terry writing in crayon in a furor while McMahon murders prostitutes in the corner.</p>
<p>Vince (covered in blood): Terry, you need any help over there? I've run out of prostitutes to murder. I could help out for a bit.</p>
<p>Terry makes inaudible, guttural snarling and smashes crayons into his hand.</p>
<p>There's plenty of bad plot elements, snarling and snarfing, a complete lack of lines for Zeus Lister, some heavy sexual harassment in the workplace, Neil Breen levels of sexiness, murder!, and general insanity.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's a pretty landmark bad movie and should be watched at the earliest opportunity by people not getting choke-slammed.</p><p>People that make TV shows, write a script in 72 hours while blasting through piles of cocaine, that showcases their complete lack of knowledge about making TV shows. It's Rip v Zeus in The Battle of the Tough Guys that can only end in one way.... murder!</p>
<p>Nothing can describe the (at that time) WWF in the late 80s like&nbsp;<em>No Holds Barred.&nbsp;</em>Hulk is the #1 guy in the phony man-fighting and his entire schtick is on display here. There's no difference between the character of Rip and Hulk Hogan. Imagine a film called "Morgue Work" starring The Undertaker who's character name is Mortician Jim. Rip loves the kids, he loves his family and he loves making snorting sounds....just like Hulk Hogan. Which leads me to believe that Terry Hogan had more to do with writing this POS then Vince McMahon. I like to envision Terry writing in crayon in a furor while McMahon murders prostitutes in the corner.</p>
<p>Vince (covered in blood): Terry, you need any help over there? I've run out of prostitutes to murder. I could help out for a bit.</p>
<p>Terry makes inaudible, guttural snarling and smashes crayons into his hand.</p>
<p>There's plenty of bad plot elements, snarling and snarfing, a complete lack of lines for Zeus Lister, some heavy sexual harassment in the workplace, Neil Breen levels of sexiness, murder!, and general insanity.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's a pretty landmark bad movie and should be watched at the earliest opportunity by people not getting choke-slammed.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/4pyaf6/episode-324-no-holds-barred.mp3yesMon, 02 Apr 2018 16:30:22 -05001:36:20bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Running Man - The Scott Norwood of Sci-Fi MoviesJustin, Jackie & SamSending the sci-fi/action genre wide-right...it's a miss in the Super-Bowl<p>Despite its satirical nature and heavy social commentary, The Running Man drops the ball (or the hockey puck) before the goal and trips into the net, bashes into the goalpost, gets the ball stuck in its facemask, and suffers multiple self-inflicted concussions. Well...at least it didn't murder it's ex-wife and her lover. WHOA!! TOO SOON!</p>
<p>1987's&nbsp;<em>The Running Man</em> is one of those "oh, so close" to being good films, but as we see time and time again, men in ties get in the way and say "We gotta ham this up! We got Arnold so its has to be stupid, right?" There is just enough left of Stephen King's novella in here that you feel like you should be able to see past the caricature of entertainment and find meaning in its messages. Time for some deep reflection, right? Well no. Time to slap your forehead in missed opportunity grief.</p>
<p>Its still a fun stinker, and it's unintended wackiness leaves the viewer with more joy than grief. Do NOT misunderstand though, this is NOT&nbsp;<em>Commando</em>. There is a level of tedium within and for its ridiculous nature is a little empty in content here and there. There is lots of sequences of...well...running. Running, running, running, explosion, new stalker, running, running, running, the resistance, running, running, explosion, repeat.</p>
<p>All and all a good time, but missed opportunities (both in quality and stinkiness) keep this one out of the pantheon of crummy action/sci-fi movies.&nbsp;</p><p>Despite its satirical nature and heavy social commentary, The Running Man drops the ball (or the hockey puck) before the goal and trips into the net, bashes into the goalpost, gets the ball stuck in its facemask, and suffers multiple self-inflicted concussions. Well...at least it didn't murder it's ex-wife and her lover. WHOA!! TOO SOON!</p>
<p>1987's&nbsp;<em>The Running Man</em> is one of those "oh, so close" to being good films, but as we see time and time again, men in ties get in the way and say "We gotta ham this up! We got Arnold so its has to be stupid, right?" There is just enough left of Stephen King's novella in here that you feel like you should be able to see past the caricature of entertainment and find meaning in its messages. Time for some deep reflection, right? Well no. Time to slap your forehead in missed opportunity grief.</p>
<p>Its still a fun stinker, and it's unintended wackiness leaves the viewer with more joy than grief. Do NOT misunderstand though, this is NOT&nbsp;<em>Commando</em>. There is a level of tedium within and for its ridiculous nature is a little empty in content here and there. There is lots of sequences of...well...running. Running, running, running, explosion, new stalker, running, running, running, the resistance, running, running, explosion, repeat.</p>
<p>All and all a good time, but missed opportunities (both in quality and stinkiness) keep this one out of the pantheon of crummy action/sci-fi movies.&nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/qithxc/episode-323-the-running-man.mp3yesMon, 26 Mar 2018 17:13:43 -05001:25:53bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Speed Racer - See underrated in the dictionaryJustin, Jackie & SamIf you have avoided Speed Racer, you're making a critical mistake<p>38 Metacritic, 39% Rotten Tomatoes, 35% domestic returns, universally panned by all, a terrible idea that could never make money and its one of the best films we've reviewed. If you haven't seen&nbsp;<em>Speed Racer</em>, you are blowing it.</p>
<p>DISCLAIMER:&nbsp;<em>Speed Racer&nbsp;</em>is in NO possible way a stinker (other than it's reputation). It's absolutely crack for your eyeballs. It's pulse-pounding racing action and over-the-top fun, all while being genuinely funny, well told, competently acted and a great tale. At the very least, it should have won Oscar gold for special effects, editing, sound design, production design, and cinematography. So don't expect much lampooning here.</p>
<p>So here we shall discuss why it makes it on the podcast. Its because its Speed Racer. No one cares. No one wants to care. It falls into the same bad idea category of (the deplorable)&nbsp;<em>Jem and the Holigrams&nbsp;</em>and (the BRILLIANT)&nbsp;<em>Blade Runner 2049</em>. You cannot make your money back, no matter how well you make the film. There just isn't a big enough fan base to capture the attention of the movie masses and have success. It's impossible!</p>
<p>Then you've got the Wachowskis. They've got&nbsp;<em>The Matrix</em> in their stable of quality films, but they've just come out of&nbsp;<em>The Matrix Reloaded</em> and&nbsp;<em>The Matrix Revalations</em> which BOTH are horrible, awful, crap. So they are not real popular with the critics and general film audience at the time. Ie. See backlash of George Lucas by his own fanbase for "Greedo Shoots First" and "Are you an angel?". It doesn't matter what you made before, you now stink. So they went in expecting crap and then seeing it as crap and then piled on the negative reviews on an exquisite film because they wouldn't take the time to "get it".&nbsp;</p>
<p>They just didn't get it and if you've avoided&nbsp;<em>Speed Racer</em> because you didn't get it (we are guilty too) you are making a massive mistake and missing out on one of the most underrated movies in history. It's spectacular.</p><p>38 Metacritic, 39% Rotten Tomatoes, 35% domestic returns, universally panned by all, a terrible idea that could never make money and its one of the best films we've reviewed. If you haven't seen&nbsp;<em>Speed Racer</em>, you are blowing it.</p>
<p>DISCLAIMER:&nbsp;<em>Speed Racer&nbsp;</em>is in NO possible way a stinker (other than it's reputation). It's absolutely crack for your eyeballs. It's pulse-pounding racing action and over-the-top fun, all while being genuinely funny, well told, competently acted and a great tale. At the very least, it should have won Oscar gold for special effects, editing, sound design, production design, and cinematography. So don't expect much lampooning here.</p>
<p>So here we shall discuss why it makes it on the podcast. Its because its Speed Racer. No one cares. No one wants to care. It falls into the same bad idea category of (the deplorable)&nbsp;<em>Jem and the Holigrams&nbsp;</em>and (the BRILLIANT)&nbsp;<em>Blade Runner 2049</em>. You cannot make your money back, no matter how well you make the film. There just isn't a big enough fan base to capture the attention of the movie masses and have success. It's impossible!</p>
<p>Then you've got the Wachowskis. They've got&nbsp;<em>The Matrix</em> in their stable of quality films, but they've just come out of&nbsp;<em>The Matrix Reloaded</em> and&nbsp;<em>The Matrix Revalations</em> which BOTH are horrible, awful, crap. So they are not real popular with the critics and general film audience at the time. Ie. See backlash of George Lucas by his own fanbase for "Greedo Shoots First" and "Are you an angel?". It doesn't matter what you made before, you now stink. So they went in expecting crap and then seeing it as crap and then piled on the negative reviews on an exquisite film because they wouldn't take the time to "get it".&nbsp;</p>
<p>They just didn't get it and if you've avoided&nbsp;<em>Speed Racer</em> because you didn't get it (we are guilty too) you are making a massive mistake and missing out on one of the most underrated movies in history. It's spectacular.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/mh89zz/episode-322-speed-racer.mp3yesMon, 19 Mar 2018 17:06:13 -05001:40:32bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Radical Jack - Jack is not Radical, but the film is!Justin, Jackie & SamProof that a mullet and barb-wire arm tattoos, are not synonymous with being radical. Plus the origin of Asahi Guy!<p>When you need the toughest of tough guys to play your super agent and lone wolf defender of justice, get that Achy Breaky Heart guy. No man has ever been tougher! But make sure his girlfriend is the one that is the most "radical".</p>
<p>Here's the end result of Radical Jack; Jack is NOT radical, in fact. His most penultimate "action" move to hide under a bed. Not kidding. The film spends the first 3/4 telling us how tough Jack is, what with his smoldering gazes, his Ray-Ban shades, his supreme mullet, his "Renegade" Jeep, his barb-wire tattoo and such. Then we learn he's just not tough at all as he fails to be the catalyst and executor of the climax. It's DeeDee Pfeiffer who is indeed the radical one. "Radical Kate" should be the title of the film.</p>
<p>We just can't understate how poorly put together Radical Jack is. Nothing makes sense, timelines don't add up, Jack builds a shed with no doors, Asahi Guy...on and on and indescribable stupidity abound. This is complemented by it's perfect pacing for lampooning. Get the group together and prepare to have pants filled with pee from laughter. It's like surgery - best that you evacuate before starting.</p>
<p>Despite how awful you think this may look, what with the Billy Ray and all, <em>Radical Jack</em> is an absolute must-do. It's that type of stinker that truly is for everyone. Imagine life without "The Room" and having to try to get your classy friends to start enjoying the perks of crappy movies. <em>Radical Jack</em> is your gateway stinker.&nbsp; One hit of the Jack and you'll be back! (Copyright!)</p><p>When you need the toughest of tough guys to play your super agent and lone wolf defender of justice, get that Achy Breaky Heart guy. No man has ever been tougher! But make sure his girlfriend is the one that is the most "radical".</p>
<p>Here's the end result of Radical Jack; Jack is NOT radical, in fact. His most penultimate "action" move to hide under a bed. Not kidding. The film spends the first 3/4 telling us how tough Jack is, what with his smoldering gazes, his Ray-Ban shades, his supreme mullet, his "Renegade" Jeep, his barb-wire tattoo and such. Then we learn he's just not tough at all as he fails to be the catalyst and executor of the climax. It's DeeDee Pfeiffer who is indeed the radical one. "Radical Kate" should be the title of the film.</p>
<p>We just can't understate how poorly put together Radical Jack is. Nothing makes sense, timelines don't add up, Jack builds a shed with no doors, Asahi Guy...on and on and indescribable stupidity abound. This is complemented by it's perfect pacing for lampooning. Get the group together and prepare to have pants filled with pee from laughter. It's like surgery - best that you evacuate before starting.</p>
<p>Despite how awful you think this may look, what with the Billy Ray and all, <em>Radical Jack</em> is an absolute must-do. It's that type of stinker that truly is for everyone. Imagine life without "The Room" and having to try to get your classy friends to start enjoying the perks of crappy movies. <em>Radical Jack</em> is your gateway stinker.&nbsp; One hit of the Jack and you'll be back! (Copyright!)</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/c8z2qj/episode-321-radical-jack.mp3yesMon, 12 Mar 2018 17:21:09 -05001:13:05bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Double Down - Tuna fish can do bad thingsJustin, Jackie & SamNeil Breen is back in his directorial debut with this week's trip into the mind of a crazy person.<p>Neil Breen is back in his directorial debut with this week's trip into the mind of a crazy person. He stars as a double-agent, elite mercenary, computer hacker/security expert, bio-terrorist, cyborg, assassin/vigilante, and just a simple man. It's a Neil showcase into baffling story-telling, yet again.</p>
<p>While Double Down is not near the production that <em>Fateful Findings</em> is, it is still an exceptionally bonkers movie. Nothing makes a lick of sense. It's the type of film that leaves you wondering what the hell is going on throughout. While we have a likely infallible theory on what happens, you'll have to listen to show to find out.</p>
<p>There are some things to know going into this that may make it hard for some listeners and lovers of bad film. About 25% of the film is stock photography. That is A LOT. Another 25% is narration by Breen sometimes over the stock shots and sometimes while he rolls around in dirt in the desert. But let's face it, you're not coming into a Neil Breen movie because you are looking for excitement. You're here for the nonsense and this delivers that in heaps and heaps of bananas.</p>
<p><em>Double Down</em> is a definite do, but it's recommended you start with <em>Fateful Findings</em> first. This is for the advanced class.</p>
<p>Some things to keep an eye out for: Neil Breen's take on the action star (gently climbing over rocks with difficulty), his technological setup to control the entire world (out of the back of his Mercedes), his balls and his sexual assault on an actress who doesn't want to be there (yes Breen balls), a Canadian Tuxedo as formal military attire, and necrophilia.</p><p>Neil Breen is back in his directorial debut with this week's trip into the mind of a crazy person. He stars as a double-agent, elite mercenary, computer hacker/security expert, bio-terrorist, cyborg, assassin/vigilante, and just a simple man. It's a Neil showcase into baffling story-telling, yet again.</p>
<p>While Double Down is not near the production that <em>Fateful Findings</em> is, it is still an exceptionally bonkers movie. Nothing makes a lick of sense. It's the type of film that leaves you wondering what the hell is going on throughout. While we have a likely infallible theory on what happens, you'll have to listen to show to find out.</p>
<p>There are some things to know going into this that may make it hard for some listeners and lovers of bad film. About 25% of the film is stock photography. That is A LOT. Another 25% is narration by Breen sometimes over the stock shots and sometimes while he rolls around in dirt in the desert. But let's face it, you're not coming into a Neil Breen movie because you are looking for excitement. You're here for the nonsense and this delivers that in heaps and heaps of bananas.</p>
<p><em>Double Down</em> is a definite do, but it's recommended you start with <em>Fateful Findings</em> first. This is for the advanced class.</p>
<p>Some things to keep an eye out for: Neil Breen's take on the action star (gently climbing over rocks with difficulty), his technological setup to control the entire world (out of the back of his Mercedes), his balls and his sexual assault on an actress who doesn't want to be there (yes Breen balls), a Canadian Tuxedo as formal military attire, and necrophilia.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/6r4qdz/episode-320-double-down.mp3yesMon, 05 Mar 2018 18:41:34 -06001:31:00bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, neil breen, tommy wiseau, Hackers - Making Mark Zuckerberg look cool since 1995!Justin, Sam and JackieSending out nonsense to the world at 28.8kb/s!<p>Once again, we find ourselves "going into the internet" with the incredible speeds of a 28.8k connection. Yet the overt difference here is that there is a wet-t-shirt contest and a mash-up of snowboarder, 'alt' and irreverent fashion trends. It's the clear road-map of not understanding computers, the internet or anyone who surrounded themselves with both of those things. Yipes!</p>
<p>Hackers were never cool. They were never edgy or trendy or care about anything but computers. We were computer nerds in 1995. We only cared about putting <em>Duke Nukem 3D</em> on as many computers as we could find. The characterization of this film is so far from reality and its disconnect from what was actually going on that it's just unfathomable. That's even before we determine how much we hate the characters themselves....</p>
<p>Then there is the complete lack of knowledge of computers themselves. It fits perfectly in with <em>Johnny Mnemonic</em> and <em>The Lawnmower Man&nbsp;</em>in its ineptitude and complete lack of asking someone ANYTHING about computers just one time. However, within the former there is a lot more action that isn't computer-related and the latter has a good sci-fi story buried underneath it's awful film-making and lack of editing.&nbsp;<em>Hackers</em> reigns surpreme in its stupidity.</p>
<p>In the end it's a pretty rough viewing experience and we can only recommend it to a niche market:</p>
<ol>
<li>You saw it and thought it was good&nbsp;</li>
<li>You know how dumb it is and you want to share how dumb it is with one of your friends; cuz you're a dick.</li>
</ol><p>Once again, we find ourselves "going into the internet" with the incredible speeds of a 28.8k connection. Yet the overt difference here is that there is a wet-t-shirt contest and a mash-up of snowboarder, 'alt' and irreverent fashion trends. It's the clear road-map of not understanding computers, the internet or anyone who surrounded themselves with both of those things. Yipes!</p>
<p>Hackers were never cool. They were never edgy or trendy or care about anything but computers. We were computer nerds in 1995. We only cared about putting <em>Duke Nukem 3D</em> on as many computers as we could find. The characterization of this film is so far from reality and its disconnect from what was actually going on that it's just unfathomable. That's even before we determine how much we hate the characters themselves....</p>
<p>Then there is the complete lack of knowledge of computers themselves. It fits perfectly in with <em>Johnny Mnemonic</em> and <em>The Lawnmower Man&nbsp;</em>in its ineptitude and complete lack of asking someone ANYTHING about computers just one time. However, within the former there is a lot more action that isn't computer-related and the latter has a good sci-fi story buried underneath it's awful film-making and lack of editing.&nbsp;<em>Hackers</em> reigns surpreme in its stupidity.</p>
<p>In the end it's a pretty rough viewing experience and we can only recommend it to a niche market:</p>
<ol>
<li>You saw it and thought it was good&nbsp;</li>
<li>You know how dumb it is and you want to share how dumb it is with one of your friends; cuz you're a dick.</li>
</ol>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/imc7iq/episode-319-hackers.mp3yesMon, 26 Feb 2018 19:07:43 -06001:34:24bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Fist of the Vampire - Lay off the presets, Len!Justin, Jackie & SamSome vampires are better of getting Bladed.<p>A group of trash vampires waste their immortality so that they can focus on their location-rotating fight club that has less rules than Tyler Durden's. The only thing that can stop them - horrible karate, bullet dodging DEA agents, and post-production effects that are just the presets in Adobe Premiere. Yuck!</p>
<p>Let's get out the disclaimer on this one - it's extremely budget and put together by people who have no experience in film, but hey! They got it done, right? They got their movie finished. So we'll give them that.</p>
<p>The rest of the film though, good night. This is one to steer VERY far away from, fam. It's not necessarily the acting or the "story" or the horrendously bad karate that is the problem. It's the over-editing and after-effects (trademark Adobe), mixed in with the wall-to-wall Nu-Metal. Within 5 minutes, I would argue that 80% of our fandom would abort this within 5 minutes due to it's awful design.</p>
<p>There is also a particular sex-scene that is less sexy than Tommy Wiseau's ass. It's vomit-inducing if you don't like watching ugly people do it. I'm sure they are nice people, but holy hell....</p>
<p>Now, there are some good things sprinkled here and there within. The karate is hilariously bad, the "plot" does move rapidly, and there's some pretty cringe-worthy acting. The plot is unfounded and easily puts these vampires in a bracket of cool below the cave-dwelling dirtballs in&nbsp;<em>John Carpenter's Vampires.</em></p>
<p>We have to give this one a do not.&nbsp;</p><p>A group of trash vampires waste their immortality so that they can focus on their location-rotating fight club that has less rules than Tyler Durden's. The only thing that can stop them - horrible karate, bullet dodging DEA agents, and post-production effects that are just the presets in Adobe Premiere. Yuck!</p>
<p>Let's get out the disclaimer on this one - it's extremely budget and put together by people who have no experience in film, but hey! They got it done, right? They got their movie finished. So we'll give them that.</p>
<p>The rest of the film though, good night. This is one to steer VERY far away from, fam. It's not necessarily the acting or the "story" or the horrendously bad karate that is the problem. It's the over-editing and after-effects (trademark Adobe), mixed in with the wall-to-wall Nu-Metal. Within 5 minutes, I would argue that 80% of our fandom would abort this within 5 minutes due to it's awful design.</p>
<p>There is also a particular sex-scene that is less sexy than Tommy Wiseau's ass. It's vomit-inducing if you don't like watching ugly people do it. I'm sure they are nice people, but holy hell....</p>
<p>Now, there are some good things sprinkled here and there within. The karate is hilariously bad, the "plot" does move rapidly, and there's some pretty cringe-worthy acting. The plot is unfounded and easily puts these vampires in a bracket of cool below the cave-dwelling dirtballs in&nbsp;<em>John Carpenter's Vampires.</em></p>
<p>We have to give this one a do not.&nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/4x67jn/episode-318-fist-of-the-vampire.mp3yesMon, 19 Feb 2018 18:46:35 -06001:25:58bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, 2017 SMABFAsJustin, Jackie & Sam<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The hottest awards for bad films in 2017 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2017 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span></p>
<h2>And the Nominees &nbsp;&amp; Winners are (winner in bold):</h2>
<h3>Best Bad Movie - The Most Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Geostorm</b></li>
<li>The Great Wall</li>
<li>XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>The Space Between Us</li>
<li>Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result</strong> - Rings</p>
<h3>Worst Bad Movie - The Least Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Transformers: The Last Knight</b></li>
<li>The Mummy</li>
<li>Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>The Snowman</li>
<li>Underworld: Blood Wars</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result - Transformers: The Last Knight</strong></p>
<h3>Best Bad Actor - Most Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Gerard Butler - Geostorm</b></li>
<li>Ice Cube - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Matt Damon - The Great Wall</li>
<li>Michael Fassbender - The Snowman</li>
<li>Russell Crowe – The Mummy</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result - Russell Crowe - The Mummy</strong></p>
<h3>Best Bad Actress -&nbsp;Most Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Abbie Cornish - Geostorm</b></li>
<li>Tian Jing - The Great Wall</li>
<li>Milla Jovovovich - Resident Evil: The Final Chapter</li>
<li>Nina Dobrev - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Ellen Page - Flatliners</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result - Abbie Cornish - Geostorm</strong></p>
<h3>MST3K Most Riffable - The easiest and most fun to make fun of film while viewing</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Geostorm</b></li>
<li>The Great Wall</li>
<li>Fifty Shades Darker</li>
<li>The Space Between Us</li>
<li>The Dark Tower</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result - Geostorm</strong></p>
<h3>Worst Bad Actor - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Tom Cruise - The Mummy</b></li>
<li>Will Smith - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Ethan Hawke - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
<li>John Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales</li>
<li>Dane DeHaan - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result - Tom Cruise - The Mummy</strong></p>
<h3>Worst Bad Actress - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Sofia Boutella - The Mummy</b></li>
<li>Rhianna - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
<li>Keira Knightly - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Helen Mirren - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Kim Basinger – Fifty Shades Darker</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result -&nbsp;</strong><b style="background-color: initial;">Sofia Boutella - The Mummy</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The hottest awards for bad films in 2017 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2017 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span></p>
<h2>And the Nominees &nbsp;&amp; Winners are (winner in bold):</h2>
<h3>Best Bad Movie - The Most Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Geostorm</b></li>
<li>The Great Wall</li>
<li>XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>The Space Between Us</li>
<li>Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result</strong> - Rings</p>
<h3>Worst Bad Movie - The Least Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Transformers: The Last Knight</b></li>
<li>The Mummy</li>
<li>Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>The Snowman</li>
<li>Underworld: Blood Wars</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result - Transformers: The Last Knight</strong></p>
<h3>Best Bad Actor - Most Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Gerard Butler - Geostorm</b></li>
<li>Ice Cube - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Matt Damon - The Great Wall</li>
<li>Michael Fassbender - The Snowman</li>
<li>Russell Crowe – The Mummy</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result - Russell Crowe - The Mummy</strong></p>
<h3>Best Bad Actress -&nbsp;Most Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Abbie Cornish - Geostorm</b></li>
<li>Tian Jing - The Great Wall</li>
<li>Milla Jovovovich - Resident Evil: The Final Chapter</li>
<li>Nina Dobrev - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Ellen Page - Flatliners</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result - Abbie Cornish - Geostorm</strong></p>
<h3>MST3K Most Riffable - The easiest and most fun to make fun of film while viewing</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Geostorm</b></li>
<li>The Great Wall</li>
<li>Fifty Shades Darker</li>
<li>The Space Between Us</li>
<li>The Dark Tower</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result - Geostorm</strong></p>
<h3>Worst Bad Actor - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Tom Cruise - The Mummy</b></li>
<li>Will Smith - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Ethan Hawke - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
<li>John Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales</li>
<li>Dane DeHaan - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result - Tom Cruise - The Mummy</strong></p>
<h3>Worst Bad Actress - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><b style="background-color: initial;">Sofia Boutella - The Mummy</b></li>
<li>Rhianna - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
<li>Keira Knightly - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Helen Mirren - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Kim Basinger – Fifty Shades Darker</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fan Poll Result -&nbsp;</strong><b style="background-color: initial;">Sofia Boutella - The Mummy</b></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/8xsuta/episode-317-2017-SMABFAs.mp3yesMon, 12 Feb 2018 16:48:00 -06001:16:54bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, movie awards, mortdecai, jupiter ascedning, johnny depp, reese witherspoon, point break, paul blart, pixels, vin diesel, last witch hunter, jem and the hoLast Action Hero - So close to perfectionJustin, Jackie and SamTwo mistakes keep this out of the Hall of Fame - Plus the 2017 SMABFA Nominations<p>It was Schwaz' first box office flop and put up the current standard of spending way too much money on film marketing. It ranks high upon the worst returns of all film history. Yet there is a good film here and could have been a hidden gem -- had it not been for Danny and coming into "our world."</p>
<p>You may be among the hordes who avoided&nbsp;<em>Last Action Hero</em>. You should reconsider. It has that stigma of being a horrible film, but if you're a fan of this podcast then you will understand why we put it upon such a high platform with&nbsp;<em>Hell Comes to Frogtown,&nbsp;</em><em>Joe Vs The Volcano</em> and <em>UHF</em>. While&nbsp;<em>Joe&nbsp;</em>is a far superior production and&nbsp;<em>Hell&nbsp;</em>is a far more efficient production,&nbsp;<em>Last&nbsp;</em>falls into bad movie legend with incredible amounts of money thrown at it, while clearly only going to work with a very small amount of movie goers. It's your classic case of men in ties making horrible decisions.</p>
<p>The primary mistakes the film puts upon its audience is the snivelly Danny (<span class="itemprop" itemprop="name">Austin O'Brien). It's not that Austin does a bad job (it's not good either) as a child actor (we've seen FAR worse, looking at you Jake Lloyd), it's just that Danny sucks. This is the last character you want to see in an over-the-top action movie, the whiny child who isn't having fun with us. THEN there is the always awful choice of bringing your fantasy characters through a magic portal into our reality. Our reality sucks. We don't want to be here, and we especially don't want the movie we are escaping our reality from coming into it. Blech.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p>Yet every single minute that takes place inside Jack Slater's (Arnold) movie fantasy world is a treat. It's non-stop homage/satire/creation of action films and the characters within them. The stunts are fantastic, the self-deprecating comedy is top-notch, and as always, Arnold delivers non-stop fun and charm.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Last Action Hero</em> is one our favorite movies and rides that beautiful line between crap and brilliance. Must watch film.</p>
<h3><a name="noms">The SMABFA (Stinker Madness Achievments in Bad Film-Making Award) Awards - 2017 Nominations</a></h3>
<h4>Best Bad Movie</h4>
<ul>
<li>The Great Wall</li>
<li>Geostorm</li>
<li>Rings</li>
<li>XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>The Snowman</li>
<li>The Dark Tower</li>
<li>The Space Between Us</li>
<li>Valerian</li>
<li>King Arthur: Legend of the Sword</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Movie</h4>
<ul>
<li>The Mummy</li>
<li>Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Transformers: The Last Knight</li>
<li>The Snowman</li>
<li>Resident Evil: The Final Chapter</li>
<li>Geostorm</li>
<li>Flatliners</li>
<li>Underworld: Blood Wars</li>
<li>Fifty Shades Darker</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Bad Actor</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gerard Butler - Geostorm</li>
<li>Matt Damon - The Great Wall</li>
<li>Shawn Roberts - Resident Evil: The Final Chapter</li>
<li>Vincent D'Onofrio - Rings</li>
<li>Michael Fassbender - The Snowman</li>
<li>Sam Worthington - The Shack</li>
<li>Javier Bardem - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales</li>
<li>Ice Cube – XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Russell Crow – The Mummy</li>
<li>Idris Elba - The Dark Tower</li>
<li>Tom Cruise - The Mummy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Actor</h4>
<ul>
<li>Dane DeHaan - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
<li>Tom Cruise - The Mummy</li>
<li>Will Smith - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>John Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales</li>
<li>Ethan Hawke - Valerian</li>
<li>Val Kilmer – Snowman</li>
<li>Jim Sturgess – Geostorm</li>
<li>Javier Bardem - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales</li>
<li>Jamie Dornan - Fifty Shades Darker</li>
<li>Vin Diesel - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Matt Damon - The Great Wall</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Bad Actress</h4>
<ul>
<li>Astrid Bergès-Frisbey - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword</li>
<li>Nina Dobrev - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Milla Jovovovich - Resident Evil: The Final Chapter</li>
<li>Tian Jing - The Great Wall</li>
<li>Octavia Spencer - The Shack</li>
<li>Kate Beckinsale - Underworld</li>
<li>Rihanna - Valerian</li>
<li>Britt Robertson - The Space Between Us</li>
<li>Abbie Cornish: Geostorm</li>
<li>Toni Collette - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Deepika Padukone - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Rebecca Ferguson -The Snowman</li>
<li>Ellen Page - Flatliners</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Actress</h4>
<ul>
<li>Sofia Boutella - The Mummy</li>
<li>Kate Winslet - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Helen Mirren - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Dakota Johnson - Fifty Shades Darker</li>
<li>Sofia Boutella - The Mummy</li>
<li>Mila Jovovich - Resident Evil</li>
<li>Keira Knightly - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Nina Dobrev - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Kim Basinger – Fifty Shades Darker</li>
<li>Laura Haddock – Transformers: The Last Knight</li>
<li>Rhianna - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
<li></li>
</ul>
<h4 />MS<p>It was Schwaz' first box office flop and put up the current standard of spending way too much money on film marketing. It ranks high upon the worst returns of all film history. Yet there is a good film here and could have been a hidden gem -- had it not been for Danny and coming into "our world."</p>
<p>You may be among the hordes who avoided&nbsp;<em>Last Action Hero</em>. You should reconsider. It has that stigma of being a horrible film, but if you're a fan of this podcast then you will understand why we put it upon such a high platform with&nbsp;<em>Hell Comes to Frogtown,&nbsp;</em><em>Joe Vs The Volcano</em> and <em>UHF</em>. While&nbsp;<em>Joe&nbsp;</em>is a far superior production and&nbsp;<em>Hell&nbsp;</em>is a far more efficient production,&nbsp;<em>Last&nbsp;</em>falls into bad movie legend with incredible amounts of money thrown at it, while clearly only going to work with a very small amount of movie goers. It's your classic case of men in ties making horrible decisions.</p>
<p>The primary mistakes the film puts upon its audience is the snivelly Danny (<span class="itemprop" itemprop="name">Austin O'Brien). It's not that Austin does a bad job (it's not good either) as a child actor (we've seen FAR worse, looking at you Jake Lloyd), it's just that Danny sucks. This is the last character you want to see in an over-the-top action movie, the whiny child who isn't having fun with us. THEN there is the always awful choice of bringing your fantasy characters through a magic portal into our reality. Our reality sucks. We don't want to be here, and we especially don't want the movie we are escaping our reality from coming into it. Blech.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p>Yet every single minute that takes place inside Jack Slater's (Arnold) movie fantasy world is a treat. It's non-stop homage/satire/creation of action films and the characters within them. The stunts are fantastic, the self-deprecating comedy is top-notch, and as always, Arnold delivers non-stop fun and charm.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Last Action Hero</em> is one our favorite movies and rides that beautiful line between crap and brilliance. Must watch film.</p>
<h3><a name="noms">The SMABFA (Stinker Madness Achievments in Bad Film-Making Award) Awards - 2017 Nominations</a></h3>
<h4>Best Bad Movie</h4>
<ul>
<li>The Great Wall</li>
<li>Geostorm</li>
<li>Rings</li>
<li>XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>The Snowman</li>
<li>The Dark Tower</li>
<li>The Space Between Us</li>
<li>Valerian</li>
<li>King Arthur: Legend of the Sword</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Movie</h4>
<ul>
<li>The Mummy</li>
<li>Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Transformers: The Last Knight</li>
<li>The Snowman</li>
<li>Resident Evil: The Final Chapter</li>
<li>Geostorm</li>
<li>Flatliners</li>
<li>Underworld: Blood Wars</li>
<li>Fifty Shades Darker</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Bad Actor</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gerard Butler - Geostorm</li>
<li>Matt Damon - The Great Wall</li>
<li>Shawn Roberts - Resident Evil: The Final Chapter</li>
<li>Vincent D'Onofrio - Rings</li>
<li>Michael Fassbender - The Snowman</li>
<li>Sam Worthington - The Shack</li>
<li>Javier Bardem - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales</li>
<li>Ice Cube – XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Russell Crow – The Mummy</li>
<li>Idris Elba - The Dark Tower</li>
<li>Tom Cruise - The Mummy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Actor</h4>
<ul>
<li>Dane DeHaan - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
<li>Tom Cruise - The Mummy</li>
<li>Will Smith - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>John Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales</li>
<li>Ethan Hawke - Valerian</li>
<li>Val Kilmer – Snowman</li>
<li>Jim Sturgess – Geostorm</li>
<li>Javier Bardem - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales</li>
<li>Jamie Dornan - Fifty Shades Darker</li>
<li>Vin Diesel - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Matt Damon - The Great Wall</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Bad Actress</h4>
<ul>
<li>Astrid Bergès-Frisbey - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword</li>
<li>Nina Dobrev - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Milla Jovovovich - Resident Evil: The Final Chapter</li>
<li>Tian Jing - The Great Wall</li>
<li>Octavia Spencer - The Shack</li>
<li>Kate Beckinsale - Underworld</li>
<li>Rihanna - Valerian</li>
<li>Britt Robertson - The Space Between Us</li>
<li>Abbie Cornish: Geostorm</li>
<li>Toni Collette - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Deepika Padukone - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Rebecca Ferguson -The Snowman</li>
<li>Ellen Page - Flatliners</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Actress</h4>
<ul>
<li>Sofia Boutella - The Mummy</li>
<li>Kate Winslet - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Helen Mirren - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Dakota Johnson - Fifty Shades Darker</li>
<li>Sofia Boutella - The Mummy</li>
<li>Mila Jovovich - Resident Evil</li>
<li>Keira Knightly - Collateral Beauty</li>
<li>Nina Dobrev - XXX: Return of Xander Cage</li>
<li>Kim Basinger – Fifty Shades Darker</li>
<li>Laura Haddock – Transformers: The Last Knight</li>
<li>Rhianna - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets</li>
<li></li>
</ul>
<h4 />MShttp://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/rzp6u8/episode-316-last-action-hero.mp3yesMon, 05 Feb 2018 17:39:11 -06001:33:33bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Simon Sez - Simon never says "Simon Says"Justin, Jackie and SamSo close to stinker perfection, but so far away<p>Dennis Rodman returns in the form of a bumble-bee to plant the foundation of the XXX squad, by making Dane Cook the CEO. Its truly in the list of worst action movies ever made and could be the gold standard for enjoyably dumb action movies...if it wasn't for Dane Cook.</p>
<p>Dane Cook blows. You know this, so we aren't going to devote time here to review his schtick - what will do instead is warn you that he is truly at his least formed here, with the most "punch me" act ever captured on celluloid. He's worse than Jar Jar.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Now the good - it's WAY OVER THE TOP in the action department. Imagine Jackie Chan kung-fu and stunts but performed on screen by people who should be hot dog vendors. Then tack all that on top of <em>Pumaman</em> level of rear projection effects. It's outlandishly fun when you aren't staring down the barrel of an unloaded Dane Cook. He blocks your vision from the good.</p>
<p>Then there is the plot of the film - an oblivious double kidnapping pit the fathers of said kids into a series of scheduling conflicts and interference by Simon's (Rodman) team who have no clue what is even going on. Somehow there is a colonel, a laser that can't work, a villain who may be the reincarnation of Jerry Lewis and thinks the Microsoft Office Paper Clip is the bomb.</p>
<p>So imagine a <em>XXX/Pumaman</em> mashup with no talent, yes less talent than <em>Pumaman</em>. It's so close to brilliance, but sadly in the end the "comedy" troupe here drops it down by three stars to just a barely do.</p><p>Dennis Rodman returns in the form of a bumble-bee to plant the foundation of the XXX squad, by making Dane Cook the CEO. Its truly in the list of worst action movies ever made and could be the gold standard for enjoyably dumb action movies...if it wasn't for Dane Cook.</p>
<p>Dane Cook blows. You know this, so we aren't going to devote time here to review his schtick - what will do instead is warn you that he is truly at his least formed here, with the most "punch me" act ever captured on celluloid. He's worse than Jar Jar.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Now the good - it's WAY OVER THE TOP in the action department. Imagine Jackie Chan kung-fu and stunts but performed on screen by people who should be hot dog vendors. Then tack all that on top of <em>Pumaman</em> level of rear projection effects. It's outlandishly fun when you aren't staring down the barrel of an unloaded Dane Cook. He blocks your vision from the good.</p>
<p>Then there is the plot of the film - an oblivious double kidnapping pit the fathers of said kids into a series of scheduling conflicts and interference by Simon's (Rodman) team who have no clue what is even going on. Somehow there is a colonel, a laser that can't work, a villain who may be the reincarnation of Jerry Lewis and thinks the Microsoft Office Paper Clip is the bomb.</p>
<p>So imagine a <em>XXX/Pumaman</em> mashup with no talent, yes less talent than <em>Pumaman</em>. It's so close to brilliance, but sadly in the end the "comedy" troupe here drops it down by three stars to just a barely do.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/6r9cc5/episode-315-simon-sez.mp3yesMon, 29 Jan 2018 18:31:37 -06001:35:26bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh - There is no giant fish, JackieJustin, Jackie and SamThe key to victory is 100% not astrology<p>Nothing says "screwball" comedy like professional basketball in the late 70's. So why not have a film about a terrible team that becomes great via the powers of astrology? Toss in Dr. Julius Erwing, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Meadowlark Lemon and repeat stinker stars like Branscombe Richmond and Julius Carry III and you've got some loonie business that is right up our alley.</p>
<p>On paper this film should be one to steer clear from. Even just watching the trailer is enough to give casual viewers of crummy films the heebie-jeebies. Yet somehow there is a serious level of charm to this film beyond the obvious live-action WB cartoon version that Jonathan Winters was shooting for. There's a seriously well blended volume of comedy of all types that award both fans of basketball and those that loathe all sports.</p>
<p>Everyone loves the Harlem Globetrotters and this film reinforces why that works.</p>
<p>The real stinker in&nbsp;<em>The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh</em> is the music. Imagine music worse (yet more catchy) than Cannon's&nbsp;<a href="episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/the-apple" title="The Apple Podcast Episode"><em>The Apple</em></a>. Yes, THAT bad of music. And it is arguably more full of bad music than&nbsp;<em>The Apple</em> as well. Woof.</p>
<p>We thoroughly enjoyed&nbsp;<em>The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh</em> and if you like films like&nbsp;<em>Odds and Evens</em> and&nbsp;<em>Condorman</em>, you're going to enjoy it too.</p><p>Nothing says "screwball" comedy like professional basketball in the late 70's. So why not have a film about a terrible team that becomes great via the powers of astrology? Toss in Dr. Julius Erwing, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Meadowlark Lemon and repeat stinker stars like Branscombe Richmond and Julius Carry III and you've got some loonie business that is right up our alley.</p>
<p>On paper this film should be one to steer clear from. Even just watching the trailer is enough to give casual viewers of crummy films the heebie-jeebies. Yet somehow there is a serious level of charm to this film beyond the obvious live-action WB cartoon version that Jonathan Winters was shooting for. There's a seriously well blended volume of comedy of all types that award both fans of basketball and those that loathe all sports.</p>
<p>Everyone loves the Harlem Globetrotters and this film reinforces why that works.</p>
<p>The real stinker in&nbsp;<em>The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh</em> is the music. Imagine music worse (yet more catchy) than Cannon's&nbsp;<a href="episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/the-apple" title="The Apple Podcast Episode"><em>The Apple</em></a>. Yes, THAT bad of music. And it is arguably more full of bad music than&nbsp;<em>The Apple</em> as well. Woof.</p>
<p>We thoroughly enjoyed&nbsp;<em>The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh</em> and if you like films like&nbsp;<em>Odds and Evens</em> and&nbsp;<em>Condorman</em>, you're going to enjoy it too.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/yqnd5f/episode-314-the-fish-that-saved-pittsburgh.mp3yesMon, 22 Jan 2018 17:27:19 -06001:14:27bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Cliffhanger - The Hot Tub Party That Changed the WorldJustin, Jackie and SamTeam Bald Bad Guys vs. The Park Rescue Squad - We all win<p>Stallone gives us further evidence he didn't write&nbsp;<em>Rocky</em> as this screenplay serves us up with some of the worst dialogue and biggest head-slapping action sequences we had in the 90s and THAT's really saying something. Also...there are 0 cliffhangers.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Somehow critics have been quite pleased with&nbsp;<em>Cliffhanger</em> as evidenced by a 69% on RottenTomatoes and 60 Metacritic score. How that happened is one of the biggest surprises that this film offers up. Don't confuse yourself - this thing is enjoyable for sure but it is as dumb as anything. It's&nbsp;<em>Roadhouse&nbsp;</em>dumb. How any professional film critic could give this a positive review and put it alongside films that try to make statements and be true art and then look themselves in the mirror is confounding. So this falls right into our "Good Movie Debunked" category of film review.</p>
<p>The showcase is the dialog which comes to a head with the team of "expert" criminals. These guys are good enough at burglaring that they heist $100 million from the US Treasury Department. You'd likely get executed for this and at minimum sent to Gitmo and never heard from again. So they must be the best of the best right? Like Ocean's Eleven clever and Hans Grubber organized, right? Well that is clearly not the case. This team is just a bunch of 16 year old boys having a piss contest even if that means they fail in their mission. It's astounding how they even got into the car on the way to their big crime without killing each other. Astounding.</p>
<p>The acting is atrocious, the dialog is hall-of-fame bad, the action is over-the-top dumb, and the idiot plot is in full effect. This one is a true joy to watch for all the wrong reasons.</p><p>Stallone gives us further evidence he didn't write&nbsp;<em>Rocky</em> as this screenplay serves us up with some of the worst dialogue and biggest head-slapping action sequences we had in the 90s and THAT's really saying something. Also...there are 0 cliffhangers.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Somehow critics have been quite pleased with&nbsp;<em>Cliffhanger</em> as evidenced by a 69% on RottenTomatoes and 60 Metacritic score. How that happened is one of the biggest surprises that this film offers up. Don't confuse yourself - this thing is enjoyable for sure but it is as dumb as anything. It's&nbsp;<em>Roadhouse&nbsp;</em>dumb. How any professional film critic could give this a positive review and put it alongside films that try to make statements and be true art and then look themselves in the mirror is confounding. So this falls right into our "Good Movie Debunked" category of film review.</p>
<p>The showcase is the dialog which comes to a head with the team of "expert" criminals. These guys are good enough at burglaring that they heist $100 million from the US Treasury Department. You'd likely get executed for this and at minimum sent to Gitmo and never heard from again. So they must be the best of the best right? Like Ocean's Eleven clever and Hans Grubber organized, right? Well that is clearly not the case. This team is just a bunch of 16 year old boys having a piss contest even if that means they fail in their mission. It's astounding how they even got into the car on the way to their big crime without killing each other. Astounding.</p>
<p>The acting is atrocious, the dialog is hall-of-fame bad, the action is over-the-top dumb, and the idiot plot is in full effect. This one is a true joy to watch for all the wrong reasons.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/2bbtyq/episode-313-cliffhanger.mp3yesTue, 16 Jan 2018 19:00:44 -06002:00:37bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Zardoz - Utopia is an illusion, dudesJustin, Jackie, Sam and CarlTry to keep up with what this movie is saying about the future, kiddies. Plus Carl is back!<p>It's Sean Connery in a man-diaper with bullets. It's a genderless Utopia while showcasing knockers. It's a whirlwind of confusion and questionable film-making decisions. It's a serious mess covered in psychedelia while making some heavy, heavy, heavy social commentary. Get ready for your mind to be melted.</p>
<p>Imagine you've got Zardoz in mind and you sit down to write it. "Open on a gun-barfing god's floating head." Then try to go from there.&nbsp;<em>Zardoz</em> is just bizarre in how it decides to get to were it needs to. It may have been John Boorman's intention to distract the viewer with the weirdness so that when he reveals the plot and message to the viewer they weren't prepared for it. Along the way though, wow.... You might have your brain turn into rubber and question the use of your weiner/vaginer.</p>
<p>Connery's Zed is at no point a likable character as he is the deliverer of death and rape to the poor and weak for his entire career, but he is a sympathetic character. Connery is a blast throughout, if you're a fan of leaping around and chucking women across barns all while wearing his infamous bandolier equipped Euro mankini.</p>
<p><i>Zardoz&nbsp;</i>is easily argued as the best post-apocalyptic movie ever made for what it says about society, culture, religion, truth against power, greed, science vs familiarity, and for possibly making one of the craziest predictions ever - Amazon Alexa. It's excellent and should be praised for what it does on a shoe-string budget, and what it says about ourselves and what we want to become.</p><p>It's Sean Connery in a man-diaper with bullets. It's a genderless Utopia while showcasing knockers. It's a whirlwind of confusion and questionable film-making decisions. It's a serious mess covered in psychedelia while making some heavy, heavy, heavy social commentary. Get ready for your mind to be melted.</p>
<p>Imagine you've got Zardoz in mind and you sit down to write it. "Open on a gun-barfing god's floating head." Then try to go from there.&nbsp;<em>Zardoz</em> is just bizarre in how it decides to get to were it needs to. It may have been John Boorman's intention to distract the viewer with the weirdness so that when he reveals the plot and message to the viewer they weren't prepared for it. Along the way though, wow.... You might have your brain turn into rubber and question the use of your weiner/vaginer.</p>
<p>Connery's Zed is at no point a likable character as he is the deliverer of death and rape to the poor and weak for his entire career, but he is a sympathetic character. Connery is a blast throughout, if you're a fan of leaping around and chucking women across barns all while wearing his infamous bandolier equipped Euro mankini.</p>
<p><i>Zardoz&nbsp;</i>is easily argued as the best post-apocalyptic movie ever made for what it says about society, culture, religion, truth against power, greed, science vs familiarity, and for possibly making one of the craziest predictions ever - Amazon Alexa. It's excellent and should be praised for what it does on a shoe-string budget, and what it says about ourselves and what we want to become.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/g59kfg/episode-312-zardoz.mp3yesMon, 08 Jan 2018 17:34:49 -06001:37:19bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Beastmaster 2 - Dar hails a taxiJustin, Jackie and SamThings get weird when Jackie takes Tramadol<p>"Let's take the barbarian guy out of his world of fantasy and put him in our world of taxes and endless advertising," said a man in a tie once or twice. Unfortunately, for said tie guy, no fan of film has ever said, "Yes I want that." Yet this travesty of the genre still attempted to woo audiences by sending the Beastmaster into Los Angeles so we can watch what happens when he wants to get pizza. Hooray!</p>
<p>While the premise of this film is one that typically infuriates fans (see Masters of the Universe and Jason Takes Manhattan),&nbsp;<em>Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time</em> pleases from end to end. It has some sort of charm that doesn't make sense. The jokes are total crap. The acting is painful. There's no boobs. Yet somehow it all adds up to shenanigans that simple entertain lovers o' the stupid.</p>
<p>The true highlight is Wings Hauser's Arklon, who is arguably the lowest IQ villain in cinema history. His plan is seriously to blow up his world. He has already conquered the world, yet he thinks blowing it up will give him more power. There isn't some mystical element that blowing the world up turns him into a god or anything. He just wants a neutron bomb to blow the whole damn thing up, including himself. Ok, let's put that aside. In order to accomplish his goal of suicide and world-ending destruction, he decides to enlist the unwilling support of LA Girl, Jackie (Kari Wuhrer) who knows nothing of nuclear weapons but knows a lot about 90's fashion. Standing right next to Arklon is the witch Lyranna (Sarah Douglas) who has a great rack, wants to bang him, rule the world at his side, has superpowers, knows where the bomb is, has the means to get there and continually helps him without getting a single utterance of "thank you". Arklon's moronic antics culminate when he falls into a lake of fire and shouts his victory at Dar - and then burns up to death. Yup, you sure won buddy.</p>
<p>Beastmaster 2 is a breed of a different cat (or painted black tiger) from the first one in all sense. It should suck, but is a true majestic triumph of crap. Do it.</p><p>"Let's take the barbarian guy out of his world of fantasy and put him in our world of taxes and endless advertising," said a man in a tie once or twice. Unfortunately, for said tie guy, no fan of film has ever said, "Yes I want that." Yet this travesty of the genre still attempted to woo audiences by sending the Beastmaster into Los Angeles so we can watch what happens when he wants to get pizza. Hooray!</p>
<p>While the premise of this film is one that typically infuriates fans (see Masters of the Universe and Jason Takes Manhattan),&nbsp;<em>Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time</em> pleases from end to end. It has some sort of charm that doesn't make sense. The jokes are total crap. The acting is painful. There's no boobs. Yet somehow it all adds up to shenanigans that simple entertain lovers o' the stupid.</p>
<p>The true highlight is Wings Hauser's Arklon, who is arguably the lowest IQ villain in cinema history. His plan is seriously to blow up his world. He has already conquered the world, yet he thinks blowing it up will give him more power. There isn't some mystical element that blowing the world up turns him into a god or anything. He just wants a neutron bomb to blow the whole damn thing up, including himself. Ok, let's put that aside. In order to accomplish his goal of suicide and world-ending destruction, he decides to enlist the unwilling support of LA Girl, Jackie (Kari Wuhrer) who knows nothing of nuclear weapons but knows a lot about 90's fashion. Standing right next to Arklon is the witch Lyranna (Sarah Douglas) who has a great rack, wants to bang him, rule the world at his side, has superpowers, knows where the bomb is, has the means to get there and continually helps him without getting a single utterance of "thank you". Arklon's moronic antics culminate when he falls into a lake of fire and shouts his victory at Dar - and then burns up to death. Yup, you sure won buddy.</p>
<p>Beastmaster 2 is a breed of a different cat (or painted black tiger) from the first one in all sense. It should suck, but is a true majestic triumph of crap. Do it.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/atnrjj/episode-311-beastmaster-2.mp3yesTue, 02 Jan 2018 17:45:24 -06001:33:09bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Steel - We'd rather have you just slam it, ShaqJustin, Jackie, and SamWhen future weapons bounce right off Shaq's package<p>He's a blue-collar Batman, that comes loaded with super-strength and a compassionate, pacifistic outlook. Slap on a bunch of not-bulletproof metal armor and give him a hammer/gun and Oracle (from Batman) and you've got Shaq looking pretty doofy.</p>
<p>So it stinks, sure. But we think this film is abused a little too much. It's currently at a 2.8 on IMDB and a 1.4 on Letterboxd. That puts it below&nbsp;<em>Batman &amp; Robin</em>, and <em>Catwoman.</em>&nbsp;It's not even close to that bad. By your standard&nbsp;movie goer rating scale, this is just a 4. By our standards, it's a little higher than that. We make no claim that it's awesome but in no way is as awful as&nbsp;<em>Catwoman</em>. It's just a shitty movie.</p>
<p>However, it does have it's moments. The action is filled with dumbness. Steel's powers and weapons look terrible on screen. Shaq himself, in Steel Armor, looks like he belongs in Flash Gordon and he's just too damn big to be taken seriously. It appears the film-makers may have realized this and crammed this jobber with loads of camp.&nbsp;</p>
<p>For some odd reason, someone thought it would be a great idea to draw a lot of attention to Shaq's dong. He continually gets shot by future weapons in the weiner, the camera hovers around it, and there's some pretty serious innuendo about size and his pelvic area. Yet it clearly should be targeted towards children - the movie, not Shaq's junk. Very strange decisions made.</p>
<p>It's a close call but we think Steel is a 2/3 do.</p><p>He's a blue-collar Batman, that comes loaded with super-strength and a compassionate, pacifistic outlook. Slap on a bunch of not-bulletproof metal armor and give him a hammer/gun and Oracle (from Batman) and you've got Shaq looking pretty doofy.</p>
<p>So it stinks, sure. But we think this film is abused a little too much. It's currently at a 2.8 on IMDB and a 1.4 on Letterboxd. That puts it below&nbsp;<em>Batman &amp; Robin</em>, and <em>Catwoman.</em>&nbsp;It's not even close to that bad. By your standard&nbsp;movie goer rating scale, this is just a 4. By our standards, it's a little higher than that. We make no claim that it's awesome but in no way is as awful as&nbsp;<em>Catwoman</em>. It's just a shitty movie.</p>
<p>However, it does have it's moments. The action is filled with dumbness. Steel's powers and weapons look terrible on screen. Shaq himself, in Steel Armor, looks like he belongs in Flash Gordon and he's just too damn big to be taken seriously. It appears the film-makers may have realized this and crammed this jobber with loads of camp.&nbsp;</p>
<p>For some odd reason, someone thought it would be a great idea to draw a lot of attention to Shaq's dong. He continually gets shot by future weapons in the weiner, the camera hovers around it, and there's some pretty serious innuendo about size and his pelvic area. Yet it clearly should be targeted towards children - the movie, not Shaq's junk. Very strange decisions made.</p>
<p>It's a close call but we think Steel is a 2/3 do.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/2cv59g/episode-310-steel.mp3yesTue, 26 Dec 2017 18:07:09 -06001:40:21bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, Christmas Evil - I Saw Mommy get Santa's Beard on Her KneeJustin and SamWhen you're so nuts, you watch your brother do it, but a 9 year who likes Penthouse is evil...<p>When your mom has a beard on her knee from a man who may or may not be your dad or Santa, you're best option is to obsess over Christmas until you're in your thirties and then you go all Buffalo Bob so that you can become the actual Santa. Not just copy cat. Actually Santa.</p>
<p><em>Christmas Evil&nbsp;</em>is arguably one of the strangest Xmas films ever created. It was made a time when horror movies tried to play on any holiday and the jingly time was no different. See (but don't watch) such films as&nbsp;<em>Santa's Slay, Santa Claws, Don't Open til Christmas, Black Christmas</em>, etc... However there's a complete banana-factor to this feature.</p>
<p>Unfortunately to get to that banana-factor you have to go through a fairly uneventful montage of a man going all Santa. The performances are all solid and the cinematography is competent especially considering this is a drive-thru film. So that leaves you with an hour of not really having much to do. It's quiet, slow-moving and leaves not much room for riffing. I wouldn't call it boring, per se, but if you're coming for a mover-this ain't the one.</p>
<p>However, in the end, you've been left with one of the most clear, "Wait, what?" moments in any genre of film, let alone a holiday film. We won't go into the final 10 seconds of&nbsp;<em>Christmas Evil</em> here, but it makes the whole experience worth it.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Happy Holidays, Stinker Family!</strong></span></p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>I Believe in Santa Claus</em> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/RiffTrax-I-Believe-Santa-Claus/dp/B01MUUJ6K2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1513616983&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=i+believe+in+santa+claus+rifftrax" target="_blank">w/ Rifftrax on Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Christmas Dragon</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Dragon-Adam-Johnson/dp/B0186BXDC6/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1513617014&amp;sr=1-1-catcorr&amp;keywords=Christmas+Dragon" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Ator: The Fighting Eagle</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ator-Fighting-Eagle-Laura-Gemser/dp/B06XMQDC4J/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1513617036&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Ator%3A+The+Fighting+Eagle" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Tarzan</em> - TV Series on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tarzan-and-the-Poisoned-Waters/dp/B071LHFN8F/ref=sr_1_3?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1513617099&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=tarzan" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
</ul><p>When your mom has a beard on her knee from a man who may or may not be your dad or Santa, you're best option is to obsess over Christmas until you're in your thirties and then you go all Buffalo Bob so that you can become the actual Santa. Not just copy cat. Actually Santa.</p>
<p><em>Christmas Evil&nbsp;</em>is arguably one of the strangest Xmas films ever created. It was made a time when horror movies tried to play on any holiday and the jingly time was no different. See (but don't watch) such films as&nbsp;<em>Santa's Slay, Santa Claws, Don't Open til Christmas, Black Christmas</em>, etc... However there's a complete banana-factor to this feature.</p>
<p>Unfortunately to get to that banana-factor you have to go through a fairly uneventful montage of a man going all Santa. The performances are all solid and the cinematography is competent especially considering this is a drive-thru film. So that leaves you with an hour of not really having much to do. It's quiet, slow-moving and leaves not much room for riffing. I wouldn't call it boring, per se, but if you're coming for a mover-this ain't the one.</p>
<p>However, in the end, you've been left with one of the most clear, "Wait, what?" moments in any genre of film, let alone a holiday film. We won't go into the final 10 seconds of&nbsp;<em>Christmas Evil</em> here, but it makes the whole experience worth it.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Happy Holidays, Stinker Family!</strong></span></p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>I Believe in Santa Claus</em> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/RiffTrax-I-Believe-Santa-Claus/dp/B01MUUJ6K2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1513616983&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=i+believe+in+santa+claus+rifftrax" target="_blank">w/ Rifftrax on Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Christmas Dragon</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Dragon-Adam-Johnson/dp/B0186BXDC6/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1513617014&amp;sr=1-1-catcorr&amp;keywords=Christmas+Dragon" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Ator: The Fighting Eagle</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ator-Fighting-Eagle-Laura-Gemser/dp/B06XMQDC4J/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1513617036&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Ator%3A+The+Fighting+Eagle" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Tarzan</em> - TV Series on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tarzan-and-the-Poisoned-Waters/dp/B071LHFN8F/ref=sr_1_3?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1513617099&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=tarzan" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/cq4pqg/episode-309-christmas-evil.mp3yesMon, 18 Dec 2017 17:36:15 -06001:11:04bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, summer movies, Jingle All the Way - Booster Sucks, yo!Justin, Jackie and SamIt's the best Christmas movie we've seen...while we were watching it.<p>When you think of the holidays, you always think of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Maybe you just think of Arnold all the time. Which fits perfectly into the Xmas spirit theme for this film -- don't learn any lessons of Christmas, don't change how you feel about life and commit heinous crimes in the search of consumerism that you fail to accomplish.</p>
<p>Beyond how unbelievably bad it is overtly, I mostly want to talk about its failures for being a Christmas movie (as is tradition for our holiday specials). The primary problem here is that it can't even be an Xmas movie. It's a movie that takes place during Christmas (kiss my ass, all who say Die Hard is a Christmas movie), but it fails to achieve any Spirit of Christmas themes (hell, even<a href="episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/the-star-wars-holiday-special"> The Star Wars Holiday Special</a> manages that).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Here's where people will say it makes a Christmas movie:</p>
<ol>
<li>It takes place during Xmas&nbsp;</li>
<li>Howard (Arnold's character) restores his relationship with his son via Christmas</li>
<li>It shows the consumerism of Christmas and man's greed during the holiday season but Howard finds a way to be better than that.</li>
</ol>
<p>Here's the rub in order:</p>
<p>1. So what? Troll 2 is about eating food, does that mean it's a Thanksgiving movie? This line of logic that says "A film takes place on X time so therefore it's a holiday film because a major holiday is shown within it" is garbage.</p>
<p>2. Howard does NOT restore his relationship with his son via Christmas because this is clearly not the first time their relationship has been damaged/repaired within the same day. It's quite clear that this crap happens all the time. It's just Tuesday.... and also happens to be Christmas. In order to make this message, the time of Christmas and all its "holly jolly - be nice to your neighbors and family" stuff must be the vehicle for learning your lesson, not just the backdrop of this weeks poor fathering/becoming a good father debacle.</p>
<p>3. Sure, it does show people being manic during the holiday season. However, Howard doesn't rise above it or even partake in it for the resolution of the movie. The film can't even make the (bad) statement that if you buy toys for your kids, they'll have a good Christmas. Because Howard doesn't even buy the toy. He falls bass-ackwards into the toy. Basically, someone mistakenly hands it to him and he hands it to his son and takes all the credit for getting it. Completely not the spirit of Christmas (even the cynical take of it's another corporate holiday). Bleh.</p>
<p>It stinks, really, really, really bad. It's cringe-worthy in points. The written jokes are terrible. The effects are worse than PumaMan. But it's a must do for all. It's a staple in holiday films and the one you can always go to when you're tired of all the traditional movies and the staples of the season. Watch this and try to hide your own cynicism from your grandma. Screw her. She's a blatant racist.</p><p>When you think of the holidays, you always think of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Maybe you just think of Arnold all the time. Which fits perfectly into the Xmas spirit theme for this film -- don't learn any lessons of Christmas, don't change how you feel about life and commit heinous crimes in the search of consumerism that you fail to accomplish.</p>
<p>Beyond how unbelievably bad it is overtly, I mostly want to talk about its failures for being a Christmas movie (as is tradition for our holiday specials). The primary problem here is that it can't even be an Xmas movie. It's a movie that takes place during Christmas (kiss my ass, all who say Die Hard is a Christmas movie), but it fails to achieve any Spirit of Christmas themes (hell, even<a href="episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/the-star-wars-holiday-special"> The Star Wars Holiday Special</a> manages that).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Here's where people will say it makes a Christmas movie:</p>
<ol>
<li>It takes place during Xmas&nbsp;</li>
<li>Howard (Arnold's character) restores his relationship with his son via Christmas</li>
<li>It shows the consumerism of Christmas and man's greed during the holiday season but Howard finds a way to be better than that.</li>
</ol>
<p>Here's the rub in order:</p>
<p>1. So what? Troll 2 is about eating food, does that mean it's a Thanksgiving movie? This line of logic that says "A film takes place on X time so therefore it's a holiday film because a major holiday is shown within it" is garbage.</p>
<p>2. Howard does NOT restore his relationship with his son via Christmas because this is clearly not the first time their relationship has been damaged/repaired within the same day. It's quite clear that this crap happens all the time. It's just Tuesday.... and also happens to be Christmas. In order to make this message, the time of Christmas and all its "holly jolly - be nice to your neighbors and family" stuff must be the vehicle for learning your lesson, not just the backdrop of this weeks poor fathering/becoming a good father debacle.</p>
<p>3. Sure, it does show people being manic during the holiday season. However, Howard doesn't rise above it or even partake in it for the resolution of the movie. The film can't even make the (bad) statement that if you buy toys for your kids, they'll have a good Christmas. Because Howard doesn't even buy the toy. He falls bass-ackwards into the toy. Basically, someone mistakenly hands it to him and he hands it to his son and takes all the credit for getting it. Completely not the spirit of Christmas (even the cynical take of it's another corporate holiday). Bleh.</p>
<p>It stinks, really, really, really bad. It's cringe-worthy in points. The written jokes are terrible. The effects are worse than PumaMan. But it's a must do for all. It's a staple in holiday films and the one you can always go to when you're tired of all the traditional movies and the staples of the season. Watch this and try to hide your own cynicism from your grandma. Screw her. She's a blatant racist.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/ihw3fp/episode-308-jingle-all-the-way.mp3yesMon, 04 Dec 2017 18:31:18 -06001:41:38bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, summer movies, Double Team - Baby Grenades AheadJustin, Jackie and SamBrought to you by the fine folks at Coca-Cola! Coke - It can save your life!<p>Before he was the US Ambassador to Kim-Jong Un, Dennis Rodman had a dream of being a big Hollywood actor. The path to victory? A movie where he fights tigers, exploding babies, references that aren't related to basketball and U.N.C.L.E. Oh yeah, JCVD is there too.</p>
<p><em>Double Team</em> is silly in the same vein as any Cannon/Chuck Norris joint. There's a reason that major action movies died for almost 20 years (thanks Fast &amp; Furious franchise) and this movie may have been a huge part of that decline. JCVD led the 90s in super awesome punching bad guy films and here in 1997 film-goers were willing to say "I've had enough of that". A plot that doesn't make any sense, horrific editing, and too too too many basketball related jokes just put them over the edge.</p>
<p>The action sequences are about as "over the top" as you can get. There's truck jumping, tiger's packing heat, exploding babies, foot knives, a machine-gun toting, horse-mounted loon, Belloq as head of CONTROL, under-water lasers, combustible swimming pools, human basketballs, and death nannies. Its crammed pack with so much bonkers action that its hard to keep up.</p>
<p>Come for the "plot", stay for the bananas action. It's a 7 pointer!</p><p>Before he was the US Ambassador to Kim-Jong Un, Dennis Rodman had a dream of being a big Hollywood actor. The path to victory? A movie where he fights tigers, exploding babies, references that aren't related to basketball and U.N.C.L.E. Oh yeah, JCVD is there too.</p>
<p><em>Double Team</em> is silly in the same vein as any Cannon/Chuck Norris joint. There's a reason that major action movies died for almost 20 years (thanks Fast &amp; Furious franchise) and this movie may have been a huge part of that decline. JCVD led the 90s in super awesome punching bad guy films and here in 1997 film-goers were willing to say "I've had enough of that". A plot that doesn't make any sense, horrific editing, and too too too many basketball related jokes just put them over the edge.</p>
<p>The action sequences are about as "over the top" as you can get. There's truck jumping, tiger's packing heat, exploding babies, foot knives, a machine-gun toting, horse-mounted loon, Belloq as head of CONTROL, under-water lasers, combustible swimming pools, human basketballs, and death nannies. Its crammed pack with so much bonkers action that its hard to keep up.</p>
<p>Come for the "plot", stay for the bananas action. It's a 7 pointer!</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/5dee6w/episode-307-double-team.mp3yesMon, 27 Nov 2017 17:36:57 -06001:28:09bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, summer movies, Lady in the Water - M. Knight's "The Room"Justin, Jackie and SamIn which the director tells us he's the Neo of film-making but don't ever question that, you ungrateful humans!<p>Spectacularly over-rated director M. Knight Shyamalan gives us his vanity piece in the vein of Neil Breen and Tommy Wiseau and not only shows us he stinks at film as badly as they do, but that he's a giant, narcissistic, arrogant, terrible person. Good job!</p>
<p>So it's a fairy tale that involves water people called Narfs, who want to help mankind solve their problems. Standing in the way is their lack of sense of meeting people and a solo grass dog, but also the rules of being eaten by one of Gandalf's eagles. Ok... Now we know that if you look too deeply into most fairy tales, you'll find plenty of problems within the logic and that's fine. However, that is not what this jackass is trying to get us to not do. He tries to put forward some moral about man's desire to destroy itself without some sort of altruistic outside influence as a vehicle to change. What he succeeds in, is to say that he is the greatest story-teller ever to live and if you feel differently you should be eaten by a monster green monster.</p>
<p>Then there's his martyrdom. He plays a character in the film who is the object of the Narf's musing. This person will change the world via his book. It will be read by the future leader of the world, thus inspiring him to make mankind peaceful and prosperous. Yet at no point does he make an attempt to declare what is contained within his "The Cookbook". His only reference to its content is "Its got things about leaders and governments and society and stuff". THIS is the words of the greatest storyteller according to himself. What an asshole.</p>
<p>Aside from his giant ego and his complete hatred for anyone that critiques his work and doesn't worship it, this movie is crap. It's shot poorly, breaks its own rules constantly, has a terrible performance by Paul Giamatti, and conflicting character motivations. It also has a mermaid who has no pants, Ariel's treasure cave, gorilla/ent hybrids, and an apartment complex that was built next to Sherwood without a parking lot. Despite all that lunacy it's terribly boring, hugely unfunny and well worth avoiding.</p><p>Spectacularly over-rated director M. Knight Shyamalan gives us his vanity piece in the vein of Neil Breen and Tommy Wiseau and not only shows us he stinks at film as badly as they do, but that he's a giant, narcissistic, arrogant, terrible person. Good job!</p>
<p>So it's a fairy tale that involves water people called Narfs, who want to help mankind solve their problems. Standing in the way is their lack of sense of meeting people and a solo grass dog, but also the rules of being eaten by one of Gandalf's eagles. Ok... Now we know that if you look too deeply into most fairy tales, you'll find plenty of problems within the logic and that's fine. However, that is not what this jackass is trying to get us to not do. He tries to put forward some moral about man's desire to destroy itself without some sort of altruistic outside influence as a vehicle to change. What he succeeds in, is to say that he is the greatest story-teller ever to live and if you feel differently you should be eaten by a monster green monster.</p>
<p>Then there's his martyrdom. He plays a character in the film who is the object of the Narf's musing. This person will change the world via his book. It will be read by the future leader of the world, thus inspiring him to make mankind peaceful and prosperous. Yet at no point does he make an attempt to declare what is contained within his "The Cookbook". His only reference to its content is "Its got things about leaders and governments and society and stuff". THIS is the words of the greatest storyteller according to himself. What an asshole.</p>
<p>Aside from his giant ego and his complete hatred for anyone that critiques his work and doesn't worship it, this movie is crap. It's shot poorly, breaks its own rules constantly, has a terrible performance by Paul Giamatti, and conflicting character motivations. It also has a mermaid who has no pants, Ariel's treasure cave, gorilla/ent hybrids, and an apartment complex that was built next to Sherwood without a parking lot. Despite all that lunacy it's terribly boring, hugely unfunny and well worth avoiding.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/gr3dnf/episode-306-lady-in-the-water.mp3yesMon, 20 Nov 2017 17:58:05 -06001:29:19bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, summer movies, Pet Sematary - Lotta history in that film, yeahJustin, Jackie and SamThe reanimated dead is like a box of chocolates...<p>"Don't do down that path, yah", the strange drunk man with dubious ambitions said to the new residents. Later he would take them on a wondrous adventure to bury a kitty-cat that he himself murdered. It was the strangest thing that week until the dead son came back as Little Lord Fauntleroy with super-powers.</p>
<p><em>Pet Sematary&nbsp;</em>is just another in a long line of Stephen King movies that raked in the cash but not one theater attendee bothered to pay attention to what was happening on screen. The entire plot is bananas (and falls squarely into "the idiot plot") but that's the least biggest draw for fans of our show. It's all the elements around the plot, ie. the truckers who are clearly trying to break speed records, the undead cat that is just like any other cat, Gage acquiring super-powers upon being reanimated and that the family never asks "Who the hell is this Judd Crandall guy anyways?"</p>
<p>It's a beautiful disaster and truly pushes the boundaries of bad movie laugh-ability with horrific tragedy. I mean, think about it. You are laughing at a child getting ran over - the worst possible thing that could ever happen. Yet the movie is so bad and the production is so crap that you are laughing.... during the worst thing ever. That is one hell of an achievement in bad film-making. Hell even Tommy Wiseau didn't do that.</p>
<p>Brain ghosts, strange accents, random maid suicide, magical beaver dams, open areas that echo with magic briefly, funeral fist-fights, The Ramones, evil dead babies who like "Puttin' on the Ritz" and zombies who just knock over things. This is a top-tier stinker.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Child's Play 2</em> - <a href="http://www.sho.com/titles/3440351/childs-play-2" target="_blank">Showtime</a></li>
<li><em>Child's Play 3</em> - <a href="http://www.sho.com/titles/3440352/childs-play-3" target="_blank">Showtime</a></li>
<li><em>Ghoulies II</em> - <a href="https://www.epix.com/movie/ghoulies-ii" target="_blank">Epix</a></li>
</ul><p>"Don't do down that path, yah", the strange drunk man with dubious ambitions said to the new residents. Later he would take them on a wondrous adventure to bury a kitty-cat that he himself murdered. It was the strangest thing that week until the dead son came back as Little Lord Fauntleroy with super-powers.</p>
<p><em>Pet Sematary&nbsp;</em>is just another in a long line of Stephen King movies that raked in the cash but not one theater attendee bothered to pay attention to what was happening on screen. The entire plot is bananas (and falls squarely into "the idiot plot") but that's the least biggest draw for fans of our show. It's all the elements around the plot, ie. the truckers who are clearly trying to break speed records, the undead cat that is just like any other cat, Gage acquiring super-powers upon being reanimated and that the family never asks "Who the hell is this Judd Crandall guy anyways?"</p>
<p>It's a beautiful disaster and truly pushes the boundaries of bad movie laugh-ability with horrific tragedy. I mean, think about it. You are laughing at a child getting ran over - the worst possible thing that could ever happen. Yet the movie is so bad and the production is so crap that you are laughing.... during the worst thing ever. That is one hell of an achievement in bad film-making. Hell even Tommy Wiseau didn't do that.</p>
<p>Brain ghosts, strange accents, random maid suicide, magical beaver dams, open areas that echo with magic briefly, funeral fist-fights, The Ramones, evil dead babies who like "Puttin' on the Ritz" and zombies who just knock over things. This is a top-tier stinker.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Child's Play 2</em> - <a href="http://www.sho.com/titles/3440351/childs-play-2" target="_blank">Showtime</a></li>
<li><em>Child's Play 3</em> - <a href="http://www.sho.com/titles/3440352/childs-play-3" target="_blank">Showtime</a></li>
<li><em>Ghoulies II</em> - <a href="https://www.epix.com/movie/ghoulies-ii" target="_blank">Epix</a></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/9tv7cx/episode-305-pet-sematary.mp3yesMon, 13 Nov 2017 18:01:34 -06001:29:18bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, summer movies, Phenomenon - Sure Ain't ThatJustin, Jackie and SamA vomit fest of missed opportunities and failed character motivations<p>Here's a fun concept. Let's put together a film with heavy sci-fi elements and themes in the vein of&nbsp;<em>Twilight Zone</em> and mash it together with a poorly motivated romance and have John Travolta stare at trees for the majority of it. That sounds like punishment.</p>
<p>Guess what though? It killed it. The box office loved this film despite the critics apprehensions. Flocks of people wanting to see some feel goodie type jobbers fled to the theater thinking that John Travolta was making a huge comeback (it was over 2 years later) and that he was good at acting as he did great at looking confused in&nbsp;<em>Pulp Fiction</em>.&nbsp;<em><br /></em></p>
<p>That's neat and all but here's the deal with this film. It's a continuous set of missed opportunities to be something truly good. It seems that a writer had a fantastic concept in a man given super-powers and then can accomplish nothing with them but have his life ruined by them and a pariah to his former neighbors. That's good stuff. However, the studio clearly stuck their damn noses in and said, "Well we need to have an hour of it be taken up by a romance. That'll get the ladies involved." In this case they were right when it came to cash, but relegates this film to the folks at Stinker Madness to expose it's flaws.</p>
<p>So now you've got this romance crammed into a sci-fi film in post-writing. Now I just saw&nbsp;<em>Passengers&nbsp;</em>(Pratt, Lawrence - 2016) and it is very much a love-story set against a sci-fi space travel story and it's quite well done. Romance/sci-fi mashups CAN happen and be good. However, it needs to be part of the concept and writing from the start. This didn't happen here and this romance starts to fall apart before it even gets going. Their relationship does not have a point B in it. There's A) where she is not interested and then C) she loves him. When did that happen? Oh yeah we were trying to tell a different story during the usual B).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Beyond that, the film is quite stupid and falls victim to the idiot plot thanks to Travolta's George being a true idiot and Robert Duvall's Doctor of Town not ever looking at a medical chart. Then there's the reveal of the source of his super-powers and completely defeats the entire moral that the film has tried to establish beforehand.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's not good and not worth revisiting. Stay clear of all but the most bold.</p><p>Here's a fun concept. Let's put together a film with heavy sci-fi elements and themes in the vein of&nbsp;<em>Twilight Zone</em> and mash it together with a poorly motivated romance and have John Travolta stare at trees for the majority of it. That sounds like punishment.</p>
<p>Guess what though? It killed it. The box office loved this film despite the critics apprehensions. Flocks of people wanting to see some feel goodie type jobbers fled to the theater thinking that John Travolta was making a huge comeback (it was over 2 years later) and that he was good at acting as he did great at looking confused in&nbsp;<em>Pulp Fiction</em>.&nbsp;<em><br /></em></p>
<p>That's neat and all but here's the deal with this film. It's a continuous set of missed opportunities to be something truly good. It seems that a writer had a fantastic concept in a man given super-powers and then can accomplish nothing with them but have his life ruined by them and a pariah to his former neighbors. That's good stuff. However, the studio clearly stuck their damn noses in and said, "Well we need to have an hour of it be taken up by a romance. That'll get the ladies involved." In this case they were right when it came to cash, but relegates this film to the folks at Stinker Madness to expose it's flaws.</p>
<p>So now you've got this romance crammed into a sci-fi film in post-writing. Now I just saw&nbsp;<em>Passengers&nbsp;</em>(Pratt, Lawrence - 2016) and it is very much a love-story set against a sci-fi space travel story and it's quite well done. Romance/sci-fi mashups CAN happen and be good. However, it needs to be part of the concept and writing from the start. This didn't happen here and this romance starts to fall apart before it even gets going. Their relationship does not have a point B in it. There's A) where she is not interested and then C) she loves him. When did that happen? Oh yeah we were trying to tell a different story during the usual B).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Beyond that, the film is quite stupid and falls victim to the idiot plot thanks to Travolta's George being a true idiot and Robert Duvall's Doctor of Town not ever looking at a medical chart. Then there's the reveal of the source of his super-powers and completely defeats the entire moral that the film has tried to establish beforehand.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's not good and not worth revisiting. Stay clear of all but the most bold.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/4p248b/episode-304-phenomenon.mp3yesMon, 06 Nov 2017 19:35:51 -06001:52:53bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, summer movies, Friday the 13th V - WTF is this?Justin, Jackie and SamOoo baby, OoooO baby baby. OOooooOO baby.<p>We wrap up our Spooktober with a staple from a staple franchise and one of the strangest big box office horror films ever made. This is just a strange film starring "Jason" with lots of head choppins, boobs and a cast of some pretty unusual characters.</p>
<p>So Jason V is one weird film and frankly astounds that it ever frightened anyone...even children. It's seriously gentle in its horror, the plot is not frightening, Jason is not intimidating, and the gore is pretty mild. The MPAA really didn't help out this film at all as it's seriously cut down.</p>
<p>None of it lines up, of course, with any one who cares about continuity or character motivations. The killer doesn't know how revenge works. The hero doesn't know how idolatry works. The film-makers don't know how enchiladas work. It's stunny how little anything works.</p>
<p>BUUUUTTT....that's not why you come to a Jason movie, right? You come for the gore and boobs. Well there's boobs in this one...but the gore is incredibly mild. Most of the deaths occur off-screen and there are only a couple not-worthy ones that still fail to execute fully. So its disappointing there.</p>
<p>However, there's still enough here that isn't part of the Jason staples to show up for. The entire plot and setting is super weird. The cast of characters is simply mind-bending and the single greatest scene in the Friday franchise appears here...in a metal shitbox.</p>
<p>Not great, but still a good revisit.</p><p>We wrap up our Spooktober with a staple from a staple franchise and one of the strangest big box office horror films ever made. This is just a strange film starring "Jason" with lots of head choppins, boobs and a cast of some pretty unusual characters.</p>
<p>So Jason V is one weird film and frankly astounds that it ever frightened anyone...even children. It's seriously gentle in its horror, the plot is not frightening, Jason is not intimidating, and the gore is pretty mild. The MPAA really didn't help out this film at all as it's seriously cut down.</p>
<p>None of it lines up, of course, with any one who cares about continuity or character motivations. The killer doesn't know how revenge works. The hero doesn't know how idolatry works. The film-makers don't know how enchiladas work. It's stunny how little anything works.</p>
<p>BUUUUTTT....that's not why you come to a Jason movie, right? You come for the gore and boobs. Well there's boobs in this one...but the gore is incredibly mild. Most of the deaths occur off-screen and there are only a couple not-worthy ones that still fail to execute fully. So its disappointing there.</p>
<p>However, there's still enough here that isn't part of the Jason staples to show up for. The entire plot and setting is super weird. The cast of characters is simply mind-bending and the single greatest scene in the Friday franchise appears here...in a metal shitbox.</p>
<p>Not great, but still a good revisit.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/9a4jc6/episode-303-friday-v.mp3yesMon, 30 Oct 2017 17:34:07 -05001:34:17bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, summer movies, Sleepwalkers - Starring Clovis, Attack CatJustin, Jackie and SamWhen you're a cat person, be sure to avoid 1/2 of your DNA <p>Cat people. It's a movie about cat people. Written by horror master, Stephen King, it's arguably the most comedic horror film ever made. You thought Dreamcatcher was rife with errors...buckle in, folks.</p>
<p><em>Sleepwalkers</em> is absolutely bananas. We'll just say right now that this is a must-do film for fans of crummy movies. It's a laugh riot. For instance, let's just put it out there that the chief action star of this film is a house cat, named Clovis. Clovis rivals Chuck Norris, Schwaz, Stallone and Van Damme in the pantheon of 90s action stars. I'm not joking.</p>
<p>So the film is basically about these cat people-- Ancient Egyptian people that have no origin but all of the superpowers (teleportation, telekinesis, invisibility, shape-shifting, invulnerability, immortality) and one of the most dumb weakness of all, allergic to cats. They are cat-people (half-people, half-cat) and their one weakness is cats?!?! Right. So if you've got a plague of cat-people in your town, if you don't have a Clovis, supercop, you're screwed I guess.</p>
<p>So the plot's dumb. Check! Then there's the elements. The makeup is awful. The action is ludicrous (see Clovis). The cameos are constant. The dialogue is atrocious (Perlman - "It's a Polish Fire Drill!" when someone steps in a bear trap). And the effects are... well... a clinic on how not to do effects (with the exception of one great morph effect when the Mustang transforms into a Trans Am). Also, that Trans Am is seriously bitchin'.</p>
<p>It's one of Jackie's best picks of the entire series of our show.&nbsp;<em>Sleepwalkers&nbsp;</em>is a MUST-DO film. Fantastic.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Curse of Chucky</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70291092" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master</em> - $2.99 on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Elm-Street-Dream-Master/dp/B0049DV4LS" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Ghoulies</em> - <a href="https://www.epix.com/movie/ghoulies" target="_blank">Epix</a></li>
</ul><p>Cat people. It's a movie about cat people. Written by horror master, Stephen King, it's arguably the most comedic horror film ever made. You thought Dreamcatcher was rife with errors...buckle in, folks.</p>
<p><em>Sleepwalkers</em> is absolutely bananas. We'll just say right now that this is a must-do film for fans of crummy movies. It's a laugh riot. For instance, let's just put it out there that the chief action star of this film is a house cat, named Clovis. Clovis rivals Chuck Norris, Schwaz, Stallone and Van Damme in the pantheon of 90s action stars. I'm not joking.</p>
<p>So the film is basically about these cat people-- Ancient Egyptian people that have no origin but all of the superpowers (teleportation, telekinesis, invisibility, shape-shifting, invulnerability, immortality) and one of the most dumb weakness of all, allergic to cats. They are cat-people (half-people, half-cat) and their one weakness is cats?!?! Right. So if you've got a plague of cat-people in your town, if you don't have a Clovis, supercop, you're screwed I guess.</p>
<p>So the plot's dumb. Check! Then there's the elements. The makeup is awful. The action is ludicrous (see Clovis). The cameos are constant. The dialogue is atrocious (Perlman - "It's a Polish Fire Drill!" when someone steps in a bear trap). And the effects are... well... a clinic on how not to do effects (with the exception of one great morph effect when the Mustang transforms into a Trans Am). Also, that Trans Am is seriously bitchin'.</p>
<p>It's one of Jackie's best picks of the entire series of our show.&nbsp;<em>Sleepwalkers&nbsp;</em>is a MUST-DO film. Fantastic.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Curse of Chucky</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70291092" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master</em> - $2.99 on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Elm-Street-Dream-Master/dp/B0049DV4LS" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Ghoulies</em> - <a href="https://www.epix.com/movie/ghoulies" target="_blank">Epix</a></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/xyjcpf/episode-302-sleepwalkers.mp3cleanWed, 25 Oct 2017 17:09:48 -0500bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, summer movies, Geostorm - Where's the Geos?Justin, Jackie and Sam*Spoiler Alert - There are no Geo Storms in this film or geostorms*<p>It's a film that really can't figure out what it is trying to accomplish, other than showing some weather-related destruction and Gerard Butler talking out the side of his mouth. It's arguably the most anticipated stinker of 2017, does it hold up?</p>
<p>As you can guess, science goes completely out the window in this one. The very first we see is that a weather controlling space net launches missiles into a storm above New York. Missiles. So the destruction of NYC by missiles is worse than the storm. Nice work. Follow that with space station hallways that are made of doors that only lead to space, frozen people who don't thaw out in the sun, wasting an entire shuttle launch to send 1 guy into space, the list goes on and on.</p>
<p>While this thing is VERY hot once it gets going, the initial 30 minutes do drag a little. It isn't until the movie's title is uttered does this thing turn into electric shit. So be warned on the beginning.</p>
<p>Once things turn into banana town, it's incredibly awesomely stupid. The disasters are so fantastic and complete bullshit that even Roland Emmerich is stunned. Then there is the entire plot (which qualifies as the idiot plot) and Ed Harris lack of understanding of geography. Supplement that with Mike Banning being played by (HOT!!!) Abbie Cornish, Mark Ruffalo's little brother's imposter, President Andy Garcia, Executive powers that include teleportation and tracking device bypassing and the last hour of Geostorm are an absolute absurd blast.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Well done Dean Devlin and Gerard Butler. For us at Stinker Madness, we want more!</p><p>It's a film that really can't figure out what it is trying to accomplish, other than showing some weather-related destruction and Gerard Butler talking out the side of his mouth. It's arguably the most anticipated stinker of 2017, does it hold up?</p>
<p>As you can guess, science goes completely out the window in this one. The very first we see is that a weather controlling space net launches missiles into a storm above New York. Missiles. So the destruction of NYC by missiles is worse than the storm. Nice work. Follow that with space station hallways that are made of doors that only lead to space, frozen people who don't thaw out in the sun, wasting an entire shuttle launch to send 1 guy into space, the list goes on and on.</p>
<p>While this thing is VERY hot once it gets going, the initial 30 minutes do drag a little. It isn't until the movie's title is uttered does this thing turn into electric shit. So be warned on the beginning.</p>
<p>Once things turn into banana town, it's incredibly awesomely stupid. The disasters are so fantastic and complete bullshit that even Roland Emmerich is stunned. Then there is the entire plot (which qualifies as the idiot plot) and Ed Harris lack of understanding of geography. Supplement that with Mike Banning being played by (HOT!!!) Abbie Cornish, Mark Ruffalo's little brother's imposter, President Andy Garcia, Executive powers that include teleportation and tracking device bypassing and the last hour of Geostorm are an absolute absurd blast.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Well done Dean Devlin and Gerard Butler. For us at Stinker Madness, we want more!</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/ijxpjw/episode-301-geostorm.mp3yesMon, 23 Oct 2017 16:59:52 -0500bad movies, stinkers, cult classics, box office flops, summer movies, Saw - Happy 300th Episode to Us...Justin, Jackie and Sam300 episodes and THIS is what we decide to do? Saw stinks...<p>It was one of the biggest horror movies of the 2000s and created an entire style of film-making on the cheap for such studios as The Asylum and Blumhouse. So that should mean its good, right? Wrong. <em>Saw</em> stinks on ice. Happy 300th episode to us, I guess.</p>
<p>Where to begin with the problems of the film? Well lets actually start with a compliment. It only cost $1.2 million. Could they have used the money more wisely to make a better film and still raked in the cash? Absolutely.&nbsp;</p>
<p>First there is Cary Elwes, who astounds at his lack of nomination in the Razzie awards. Rest assured, when we get our time machine built and right the wrongs of crappy movie award history, Mr. Wesley will be getting a big ol' SMABFA for either best or worst bad actor. He stinks. Then you've got Danny Glover working in mostly ADR in his usual befuddled whisper talk. It's a shame the two didn't get more screen time together because wow...So the acting is atrocious.</p>
<p>Then there is the story. Oh wait. Sorry. I mean the concept. There is no story. Just a concept of two guys stuck in an icky bathroom with a mystery to solve and limited tools to do so. That sounds nice in concept but then you've got to write something around it, otherwise you'll little film will be only 15 minutes long. However, what they packed around this thing is pure garbage. The killer's only motivation is.... nothing. Truly nothing. He has brain cancer and Cary Elwes character told him about it. So even if he had done so without bedside manner, why the hell did he murder all those other people who have no connection to anything. I'll tell you the connection. Why bother writing consistently when you can crank it out in an hour and not have the majority of people notice. Then there's the worst cop ever in Danny Glover's Tapp. If police of the world were like this, crime would run rampant as there would be no judge in the world that would allow any evidence this moron collects to be admissible. Then he ends up getting overpowered by a feeble hospital orderly who weighs 1/2 as much, is a foot shorter, just got whipped by a suburban mom and has a damn pair of scissors in his leg. WTF?</p>
<p>Lastly and most painfully, the film is impossibly boring. There is so much flashback and broken narrative to try to establish some context to the concept that gets mixed up, jumps timelines, has no perspective and still doesn't make any sense which is common in crappy films but this one delivers its inane ramblings via jumpy camera work, shakey editting, Rob Zombie style editing and the general post production distraction dumpy studios try to make to hide their awful film.</p>
<ol style="list-style-type: upper-alpha;">
<li>Not a good movie</li>
<li>Made the worst style of horror telling for the next 10 years</li>
<li>Painfully boring</li>
</ol>
<p>Yup, this box office smash stinks.</p>
<p>Check out the trailer for the new&nbsp;<em>Jigsaw&nbsp;</em>film and let us know what you think of the music:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcb68kAOvt4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcb68kAOvt4</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcb68kAOvt4"></a></p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>The Bermuda Triangle</em> w/ Rifftrax - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/RiffTrax-Triangle-Michael-J-Nelson/dp/B074SWQGG8/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Cult of Chucky</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/Title/80199767" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>The Worst Witch</em> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UphNWnxk5Ng" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
</ul><p>It was one of the biggest horror movies of the 2000s and created an entire style of film-making on the cheap for such studios as The Asylum and Blumhouse. So that should mean its good, right? Wrong. <em>Saw</em> stinks on ice. Happy 300th episode to us, I guess.</p>
<p>Where to begin with the problems of the film? Well lets actually start with a compliment. It only cost $1.2 million. Could they have used the money more wisely to make a better film and still raked in the cash? Absolutely.&nbsp;</p>
<p>First there is Cary Elwes, who astounds at his lack of nomination in the Razzie awards. Rest assured, when we get our time machine built and right the wrongs of crappy movie award history, Mr. Wesley will be getting a big ol' SMABFA for either best or worst bad actor. He stinks. Then you've got Danny Glover working in mostly ADR in his usual befuddled whisper talk. It's a shame the two didn't get more screen time together because wow...So the acting is atrocious.</p>
<p>Then there is the story. Oh wait. Sorry. I mean the concept. There is no story. Just a concept of two guys stuck in an icky bathroom with a mystery to solve and limited tools to do so. That sounds nice in concept but then you've got to write something around it, otherwise you'll little film will be only 15 minutes long. However, what they packed around this thing is pure garbage. The killer's only motivation is.... nothing. Truly nothing. He has brain cancer and Cary Elwes character told him about it. So even if he had done so without bedside manner, why the hell did he murder all those other people who have no connection to anything. I'll tell you the connection. Why bother writing consistently when you can crank it out in an hour and not have the majority of people notice. Then there's the worst cop ever in Danny Glover's Tapp. If police of the world were like this, crime would run rampant as there would be no judge in the world that would allow any evidence this moron collects to be admissible. Then he ends up getting overpowered by a feeble hospital orderly who weighs 1/2 as much, is a foot shorter, just got whipped by a suburban mom and has a damn pair of scissors in his leg. WTF?</p>
<p>Lastly and most painfully, the film is impossibly boring. There is so much flashback and broken narrative to try to establish some context to the concept that gets mixed up, jumps timelines, has no perspective and still doesn't make any sense which is common in crappy films but this one delivers its inane ramblings via jumpy camera work, shakey editting, Rob Zombie style editing and the general post production distraction dumpy studios try to make to hide their awful film.</p>
<ol style="list-style-type: upper-alpha;">
<li>Not a good movie</li>
<li>Made the worst style of horror telling for the next 10 years</li>
<li>Painfully boring</li>
</ol>
<p>Yup, this box office smash stinks.</p>
<p>Check out the trailer for the new&nbsp;<em>Jigsaw&nbsp;</em>film and let us know what you think of the music:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcb68kAOvt4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcb68kAOvt4</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcb68kAOvt4"></a></p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>The Bermuda Triangle</em> w/ Rifftrax - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/RiffTrax-Triangle-Michael-J-Nelson/dp/B074SWQGG8/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Cult of Chucky</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/Title/80199767" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>The Worst Witch</em> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UphNWnxk5Ng" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/km9vkx/episode-300-saw.mp3yesMon, 16 Oct 2017 17:33:13 -05001:37:30Belly of the Beast - Yup, there's a wizardJustin, Jackie and SamWhere do you get your shirts, Steven Seagal?<p>A baked potato (and Fox News Russian Expert) puts on a bunch of stupid shirts and tries to sell us how much of an action-man he is by having a body double fill in for the entire movie. Also there is a wizard who helps fight terrorism and monks? We don't know.</p>
<p><em>Belly of the Beast</em> is arguably among the worst of the action genre. What's the 1 thing you need to get right in an action movie? Well that one thing goes quite askew here. The fight scenes are so laughably bad. And yet as bad as the action is (and by bad we mean GREAT!) it isn't the only reason to show up here.</p>
<p>Its such a strange production. Take this, the film skirts around nudity for 95% as if its PG-13 yet has incredibly gratuitous&nbsp;nudity in one topless scene where it appears a topless woman has a disappearing ink treasure map on her chest. And no, there is no treasure in this movie. So weird.</p>
<p>The dubiousness of putting a wizard into a Steven Seagal movie is one of the strangest decisions we have seen. It just doesn't fit at all and culminates in one of the greatest dumb climaxes in DTV film.</p><p>A baked potato (and Fox News Russian Expert) puts on a bunch of stupid shirts and tries to sell us how much of an action-man he is by having a body double fill in for the entire movie. Also there is a wizard who helps fight terrorism and monks? We don't know.</p>
<p><em>Belly of the Beast</em> is arguably among the worst of the action genre. What's the 1 thing you need to get right in an action movie? Well that one thing goes quite askew here. The fight scenes are so laughably bad. And yet as bad as the action is (and by bad we mean GREAT!) it isn't the only reason to show up here.</p>
<p>Its such a strange production. Take this, the film skirts around nudity for 95% as if its PG-13 yet has incredibly gratuitous&nbsp;nudity in one topless scene where it appears a topless woman has a disappearing ink treasure map on her chest. And no, there is no treasure in this movie. So weird.</p>
<p>The dubiousness of putting a wizard into a Steven Seagal movie is one of the strangest decisions we have seen. It just doesn't fit at all and culminates in one of the greatest dumb climaxes in DTV film.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/vz8bt9/episode-299-belly-of-the-beast.mp3yesMon, 09 Oct 2017 17:20:04 -05001:34:15bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,The Barbarians - The Jersey Shore Invades ConanJustin, Jackie and SamWhich one is the penis dragon?<p>Imagine a film where the biggest idiot you could ever find is the lead, make him do a ton of steroids, be a general dickbag to his co-workers and then DOUBLE HIM!!!</p>
<p>In typical Cannon Group tradition, this movie is what you call, "not good", yet also "completely unbelievable". It is beyond the realm of standard imagination and can only come from breaking through the doors of perception, AKA doing a ton of coke. From concept to final cut, there's no way you can do a good job here. And that falls fully on the muscly shoulders of the Barbarian Brothers.</p>
<p>These two idiots... I can't even describe them. I'm empty on words. I guess the best that can be done is that the Jersey Shore invades a swords and sandals movie. They are terribly unlikable in either form or character. However, if you can get past how much you hate these two and appreciate them for being the worst pair in cinematic history, well... you're in for a good time.</p>
<p>There's terrible effects and practicals, lead by a penis-dragon that doesn't just appear to be a penis but also behaves like one, the dangerous stunts, lead by getting ran over by horses, the silly costumes and hair, lead by a donut hair cut, and the nonsensical plot. At no point does it work but put together as a whole (insert donut joke) it's pure stinker magic.</p><p>Imagine a film where the biggest idiot you could ever find is the lead, make him do a ton of steroids, be a general dickbag to his co-workers and then DOUBLE HIM!!!</p>
<p>In typical Cannon Group tradition, this movie is what you call, "not good", yet also "completely unbelievable". It is beyond the realm of standard imagination and can only come from breaking through the doors of perception, AKA doing a ton of coke. From concept to final cut, there's no way you can do a good job here. And that falls fully on the muscly shoulders of the Barbarian Brothers.</p>
<p>These two idiots... I can't even describe them. I'm empty on words. I guess the best that can be done is that the Jersey Shore invades a swords and sandals movie. They are terribly unlikable in either form or character. However, if you can get past how much you hate these two and appreciate them for being the worst pair in cinematic history, well... you're in for a good time.</p>
<p>There's terrible effects and practicals, lead by a penis-dragon that doesn't just appear to be a penis but also behaves like one, the dangerous stunts, lead by getting ran over by horses, the silly costumes and hair, lead by a donut hair cut, and the nonsensical plot. At no point does it work but put together as a whole (insert donut joke) it's pure stinker magic.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/45ejk4/episode-298-the-barbarians.mp3yesMon, 02 Oct 2017 16:05:51 -05001:24:33bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,The Lawnmower Man - Drugs and VR make you a geniusJustin, Jackie and SamWhen going into the Internet without a plan make sure to pack your cyber bees!<p>Once again we try to "go into the internet" by revisiting a film from the early 90's where people didn't understand how computers worked. This one delivered to us by stinker-staples Jeff Fahey and Pierce Brosnan in this NOT Stephen King adaptation.</p>
<p>The Lawnmower Man when it came out was beloved and believed to be a great film by 12-year-olds. It no longer holds that majesty. This movie stinks. From all angles, most notably the special-effects and its dubious knowledge of how servers work. But notably as well is the acting from Jeff, Pierce and Dean Norris (of Breaking Bad fame and one hell of a Twitter follow).</p>
<p>The plot (as usual with Stephen King related business) is pretty all over the place and doesn't make any sense. Toss in that it's not based on Stephen King's work at all and you've got people just trying to say a thousand different things and trying to achieve a thousand different film motifs. You've got cybernetic super-chimp Universal Soldiers, playing God with science, bullies, omnipotence, super-powers, magic just being a form of science, corporate greed, and war for profit. All those items get bungled together with the completely dumb story-telling. So nice try guys.</p>
<p>While we cannot in good conscience recommend the "Director's Cut" version that we watched, we definitely recommend a riff-session with the original cut of The Lawnmower man. It's got too much banana-business and incredibly dumb points that it's a great revisit....when it's 108 minutes.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>No Retreat, No Surrender</em> w/ Rifftrax - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XNT2GLS" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Krampus</em> - <a href="https://www.hbonow.com/movies/PROD778993" target="_blank">HBO Now</a></li>
<li><em>Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II</em> w/ MST3K - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/80149183" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul><p>Once again we try to "go into the internet" by revisiting a film from the early 90's where people didn't understand how computers worked. This one delivered to us by stinker-staples Jeff Fahey and Pierce Brosnan in this NOT Stephen King adaptation.</p>
<p>The Lawnmower Man when it came out was beloved and believed to be a great film by 12-year-olds. It no longer holds that majesty. This movie stinks. From all angles, most notably the special-effects and its dubious knowledge of how servers work. But notably as well is the acting from Jeff, Pierce and Dean Norris (of Breaking Bad fame and one hell of a Twitter follow).</p>
<p>The plot (as usual with Stephen King related business) is pretty all over the place and doesn't make any sense. Toss in that it's not based on Stephen King's work at all and you've got people just trying to say a thousand different things and trying to achieve a thousand different film motifs. You've got cybernetic super-chimp Universal Soldiers, playing God with science, bullies, omnipotence, super-powers, magic just being a form of science, corporate greed, and war for profit. All those items get bungled together with the completely dumb story-telling. So nice try guys.</p>
<p>While we cannot in good conscience recommend the "Director's Cut" version that we watched, we definitely recommend a riff-session with the original cut of The Lawnmower man. It's got too much banana-business and incredibly dumb points that it's a great revisit....when it's 108 minutes.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>No Retreat, No Surrender</em> w/ Rifftrax - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XNT2GLS" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Krampus</em> - <a href="https://www.hbonow.com/movies/PROD778993" target="_blank">HBO Now</a></li>
<li><em>Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II</em> w/ MST3K - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/80149183" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/gy2h46/episode-297-lawnmower-man.mp3yesMon, 25 Sep 2017 17:52:59 -05001:42:35bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Maniac Cop - Or Gross Face IIJustin, Jackie and SamThe entire movie that is only the middle of the movie<p>With a deep stinker cast and the classic script-writing of Larry Cohen, we've got all the elements for an amazingly awesome bad movie. Robert Z'Dar becomes a murderous Frankenstein in pretty nonsensical plot with lots of action and bad acting to boot.</p>
<p>In a double plot of framing another cop for murders (without any evidence) and trying to kill the Mayor (who doesn't have a role) and the Commissioner (Richard Roundtree), Maniac Cop fails to achieve both of these things. It also fails to tell a full story. If a story consists of a beginning, a middle and an end, this film appears to be only the middle. The beginning of the story is only told briefly in exposition and a tiny flashback of hardly any new knowledge and then the end of the film appears to be a setup for just the next scene...that doesn't come.</p>
<p>It's also pretty difficult to define exactly what Maniac Cop is, not the movie but the character. Is he undead? Or is he just so brain-damaged that he's immune to death? If he's undead, is he a zombie? What the hell is he? Well we figure it out but we're gonna make you listen to the podcast to find out what Maniac Cop actually is.</p>
<p>Laurene Landon paves the way as the best bad actress of the year as she struggles to deliver a single line. It's not really her thing though...the acting. So we'll forgive her as she's arguably the biggest riff opportunity of the film.</p>
<p>It's got ups and its got downs, slow pacing and fast action. Which may not work for all (one reviewer, Sam, barely gave it a do) but its loaded with enough stinky goodness for all.</p><p>With a deep stinker cast and the classic script-writing of Larry Cohen, we've got all the elements for an amazingly awesome bad movie. Robert Z'Dar becomes a murderous Frankenstein in pretty nonsensical plot with lots of action and bad acting to boot.</p>
<p>In a double plot of framing another cop for murders (without any evidence) and trying to kill the Mayor (who doesn't have a role) and the Commissioner (Richard Roundtree), Maniac Cop fails to achieve both of these things. It also fails to tell a full story. If a story consists of a beginning, a middle and an end, this film appears to be only the middle. The beginning of the story is only told briefly in exposition and a tiny flashback of hardly any new knowledge and then the end of the film appears to be a setup for just the next scene...that doesn't come.</p>
<p>It's also pretty difficult to define exactly what Maniac Cop is, not the movie but the character. Is he undead? Or is he just so brain-damaged that he's immune to death? If he's undead, is he a zombie? What the hell is he? Well we figure it out but we're gonna make you listen to the podcast to find out what Maniac Cop actually is.</p>
<p>Laurene Landon paves the way as the best bad actress of the year as she struggles to deliver a single line. It's not really her thing though...the acting. So we'll forgive her as she's arguably the biggest riff opportunity of the film.</p>
<p>It's got ups and its got downs, slow pacing and fast action. Which may not work for all (one reviewer, Sam, barely gave it a do) but its loaded with enough stinky goodness for all.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/mhjiui/episode-296-maniac-cop.mp3yesMon, 18 Sep 2017 16:51:34 -05001:41:46bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Speed 2: Cruise Control - Your mom is a speedboatJustin, Jackie and SamTake an actual cruise instead of viewing thisOur Patreon page is now up! If you'd like to support the show, take a moment to visit. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/stinkermadness">Become a Patron</a>
<p>Some brainiac from Fox at one point, thought that making a sequel to Speed, take out Keanu, make 1/3 of it about failed marriage proposals, toss in the "idiot plot", and ADR every horrible dad joke you could possibly come up with. Speed 2 is a horrible, terrible, not enjoyable film.</p>
<p>What a horrible awful experience. None, none, none of it works. The effects, the acting, the action, the comedy, the romance, the music, the writing, the directing...none of it. It has zero redeeming qualities. That's a rare thing were not one person does their job.</p>
<p>It is notable for how much money they stuffed in the toilet. They spent way too much making this movie. If you can find a way to make the scene more expensive, they did it. From the daily rental of the cruise ship, to the helicopter fly over shots, the explosions, the early CGI, the overly elaborate crash scene at the end....endless tossing of money on stupid ideas.</p>
<p>Speed 2 is a complete waste of time and isn't viewable by anyone nor for any reason. Avoid this film. It sucks.</p>Our Patreon page is now up! If you'd like to support the show, take a moment to visit. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/stinkermadness">Become a Patron</a>
<p>Some brainiac from Fox at one point, thought that making a sequel to Speed, take out Keanu, make 1/3 of it about failed marriage proposals, toss in the "idiot plot", and ADR every horrible dad joke you could possibly come up with. Speed 2 is a horrible, terrible, not enjoyable film.</p>
<p>What a horrible awful experience. None, none, none of it works. The effects, the acting, the action, the comedy, the romance, the music, the writing, the directing...none of it. It has zero redeeming qualities. That's a rare thing were not one person does their job.</p>
<p>It is notable for how much money they stuffed in the toilet. They spent way too much making this movie. If you can find a way to make the scene more expensive, they did it. From the daily rental of the cruise ship, to the helicopter fly over shots, the explosions, the early CGI, the overly elaborate crash scene at the end....endless tossing of money on stupid ideas.</p>
<p>Speed 2 is a complete waste of time and isn't viewable by anyone nor for any reason. Avoid this film. It sucks.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/ne4sh5/episode-295-speed-2.mp3yesMon, 11 Sep 2017 17:47:43 -05001:49:21bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Real Men - Really, really funnyJustin, Jackie and SamBe on the look out for clown attack!<p>Jim Belushi and John Ritter team up in a screwball comedy about the CIA's top agent enlisting a mild-mannered insurance salesman in order to bring a glass of water of extra-terrestrials to save the world. With a plot like that, what could go wrong? Well...millions of things.</p>
<p>But none of those things happen here. This is buddy-cop comedy perfection.</p>
<p>Sometimes movies need to be revisited to know that film-goers blew it when the film was in theaters. Sometimes we talk about those films and their reputation as crummy-movies. We call those episodes, "Bad Movies Debunked" and this is one such movie.</p>
<p>It's got your classic motifs that could be found in a bevy of crummy stinkers - aliens, trannies, shootouts, the Russians, Jim Belushi, John Ritter, you know...the usual. HOWEVER, something epic happened while making this film and people without major talent put it all together and delivered. Jim is hilarious with his dead-pan straight man and top CIA agent and Ritter's transformation from bumbling joe-schmo to tough-in-training is too much fun.</p>
<p>The writing is crisp, the jokes are delivered like a piping hot pizza, the chemistry of the buddies is top notch and it just gets sillier and sillier. This is a movie for all lovers of goofballery.</p><p>Jim Belushi and John Ritter team up in a screwball comedy about the CIA's top agent enlisting a mild-mannered insurance salesman in order to bring a glass of water of extra-terrestrials to save the world. With a plot like that, what could go wrong? Well...millions of things.</p>
<p>But none of those things happen here. This is buddy-cop comedy perfection.</p>
<p>Sometimes movies need to be revisited to know that film-goers blew it when the film was in theaters. Sometimes we talk about those films and their reputation as crummy-movies. We call those episodes, "Bad Movies Debunked" and this is one such movie.</p>
<p>It's got your classic motifs that could be found in a bevy of crummy stinkers - aliens, trannies, shootouts, the Russians, Jim Belushi, John Ritter, you know...the usual. HOWEVER, something epic happened while making this film and people without major talent put it all together and delivered. Jim is hilarious with his dead-pan straight man and top CIA agent and Ritter's transformation from bumbling joe-schmo to tough-in-training is too much fun.</p>
<p>The writing is crisp, the jokes are delivered like a piping hot pizza, the chemistry of the buddies is top notch and it just gets sillier and sillier. This is a movie for all lovers of goofballery.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/chp484/episode-294-real-men.mp3yesTue, 05 Sep 2017 17:19:13 -05001:31:15bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Return of the Living Dead - True Story?Justin, Jackie and SamWith Special Guest Comedienne Ronny Pascale of the Sh*t Show: The Poopcast <p>Special Guest Comedienne Ronny Pascale of the&nbsp;SH*T Show: The PoopCast stops by to give us insight on how a zombie horde can effect the amount of doo-doo in your undies. Be sure to check out Ronny (on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ronnypascale">https://twitter.com/ronnypascale</a>)&nbsp;and the SH*T Show (on Soundcloud &nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/shttshow">https://soundcloud.com/shttshow</a>) for a ton of laughs!</p>
<p>Hey remember that time that Louisville, Kentucky was overrun by party zombies, nuked and then became even more overrun by zombies? Yeah us neither but this is a true story! At least the film says it is. True or false, this film shows that the living dead in the 80s can be just as much fun as your average group of teens who like sitting around a cemetery. Party!&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Return of the Living Dead</em>&nbsp; is a rare and special kind of film. While being a straight up zombie movie, it breaks through the cliche's and genre staples to have a wild and fun time. The comedy is top notch and the almost Zucker Bros style of introspection on the genre is appreciated. Combine those eliminates with dripping 80s motifs, a killer soundtrack, amazing practical effects and stellar performances by the cast and this is a can't miss film.</p>
<p>James Karan steals the show as the bumbling, but likable Frank. His over-acting is wondrously entertaining and should have birthed a career of this character for him. Frank is just one half of a duo (alongside Thom Matthew's Freddy) that could have spawned one of the most beautiful onscreen friendships, but sadly they were turned into zombies. Then there's Clu Gulager (say it with me) and Don Calfa's Burt and Ernie who try to steal the show as well. There's a lovable gang of punks showcased by the naked for 90% of the film Linnea Quigley (see <a href="episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/hollywood-chainsaw-hookers">Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers</a>) who draws up one of the most memorable scenes of on screen nudity for the entire decade.</p>
<p>It's silly, goopy, sexy, and chock full of riffable moments.&nbsp;<em>Return of the Living Dead&nbsp;</em>is a hallmark film in any genre, but takes the cake in the over-saturated genre of the zombie. Whether you like zombies or not, it is a film that you will enjoy.</p><p>Special Guest Comedienne Ronny Pascale of the&nbsp;SH*T Show: The PoopCast stops by to give us insight on how a zombie horde can effect the amount of doo-doo in your undies. Be sure to check out Ronny (on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ronnypascale">https://twitter.com/ronnypascale</a>)&nbsp;and the SH*T Show (on Soundcloud &nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/shttshow">https://soundcloud.com/shttshow</a>) for a ton of laughs!</p>
<p>Hey remember that time that Louisville, Kentucky was overrun by party zombies, nuked and then became even more overrun by zombies? Yeah us neither but this is a true story! At least the film says it is. True or false, this film shows that the living dead in the 80s can be just as much fun as your average group of teens who like sitting around a cemetery. Party!&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Return of the Living Dead</em>&nbsp; is a rare and special kind of film. While being a straight up zombie movie, it breaks through the cliche's and genre staples to have a wild and fun time. The comedy is top notch and the almost Zucker Bros style of introspection on the genre is appreciated. Combine those eliminates with dripping 80s motifs, a killer soundtrack, amazing practical effects and stellar performances by the cast and this is a can't miss film.</p>
<p>James Karan steals the show as the bumbling, but likable Frank. His over-acting is wondrously entertaining and should have birthed a career of this character for him. Frank is just one half of a duo (alongside Thom Matthew's Freddy) that could have spawned one of the most beautiful onscreen friendships, but sadly they were turned into zombies. Then there's Clu Gulager (say it with me) and Don Calfa's Burt and Ernie who try to steal the show as well. There's a lovable gang of punks showcased by the naked for 90% of the film Linnea Quigley (see <a href="episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/hollywood-chainsaw-hookers">Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers</a>) who draws up one of the most memorable scenes of on screen nudity for the entire decade.</p>
<p>It's silly, goopy, sexy, and chock full of riffable moments.&nbsp;<em>Return of the Living Dead&nbsp;</em>is a hallmark film in any genre, but takes the cake in the over-saturated genre of the zombie. Whether you like zombies or not, it is a film that you will enjoy.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/2bv89t/episode-293-return-of-the-living-dead.mp3yesMon, 28 Aug 2017 17:42:36 -05001:30:00bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Fateful Findings - ????Justin, Jackie and SamWhen it comes to vanity pieces that are made by the inept, Fateful Findings leads the rest in insanity. This is the model for a really, really, so bad its good movie. Thank you Neil Breen for giving us this travesty to film-making!
This movie...wow. Nothing, nothing, nothing makes any lick of sense or resembles reality. Not even the idea of the film makes sense. How many plots can fit in one movie and how do you even come up with any of them? Even the shirts worn in this thing don't make sense. There is just too much insanity to describe.
Neil Breen stars, directs, produces, writes, edits, et al. He does so many things in the making of this film that he even tried (TRIED) to disguise all the things he did (including catering & casting) in the credits but then tells us that he disguised the credits. What mind does these things? He's brilliant. I'm sorry Wiseau, you're a lot of fun, but Neil Breen is the true auteur of insane vanity.
We won't discuss any plot points but here's some highlights of the "content" - magic? ghosts? astral projection? conspiracy? marital issues? teleportation? lost loves? murder? kidnapping? government coverups? wizards? transcendentalism? laptop destruction? Now why all the questions marks? Because we honestly have no idea if any of these things are actually in the film. It's that much of a mind job.
Then there is the least sexy sex. Imagine Tommy Wiseau's sex scene in the Room. And then imagine a film that makes that scene look like a Vivid Ent. production. We are convinced that Neil Breen doesn't know how genitals work.
We can't praise this film enough. It is immediately thrust into the discussion of greatest bad movie of all time and is a MUST <p>When it comes to vanity pieces that are made by the inept,&nbsp;<em>Fateful Findings</em> leads the rest in insanity. This is the model for a really, really, so bad its good movie. Thank you Neil Breen for giving us this travesty to film-making!</p>
<p>This movie...wow. Nothing, nothing, nothing makes any lick of sense or resembles reality. Not even the idea of the film makes sense. How many plots can fit in one movie and how do you even come up with any of them? Even the shirts worn in this thing don't make sense. There is just too much insanity to describe.</p>
<p>Neil Breen stars, directs, produces, writes, edits, et al. He does so many things in the making of this film that he even tried (TRIED) to disguise all the things he did (including catering &amp; casting) in the credits but then tells us that he disguised the credits. What mind does these things? He's brilliant. I'm sorry Wiseau, you're a lot of fun, but Neil Breen is the true auteur of insane vanity.</p>
<p>We won't discuss any plot points but here's some highlights of the "content" - magic? ghosts? astral projection? conspiracy? marital issues? teleportation? lost loves? murder? kidnapping? government coverups? wizards? transcendentalism? laptop destruction? Now why all the questions marks? Because we honestly have no idea if any of these things are actually in the film. It's that much of a mind job.</p>
<p>Then there is the least sexy sex. Imagine Tommy Wiseau's sex scene in the Room. And then imagine a film that makes that scene look like a Vivid Ent. production. We are convinced that Neil Breen doesn't know how genitals work.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We can't praise this film enough. It is immediately thrust into the discussion of greatest bad movie of all time and is a MUST WATCH. It's a stop what you're doing and watch this film.&nbsp;</p>
<p>One note on the below ratings on Riffability. We have to give it a 0 when viewing it for the first time. It's just to insane to mock because it will melt your brain and turn you into an organ donor. Eventually it will become a 5 on Riffing but it will take you probably four viewings to get past the deconstruction of your mind.</p>When it comes to vanity pieces that are made by the inept, Fateful Findings leads the rest in insanity. This is the model for a really, really, so bad its good movie. Thank you Neil Breen for giving us this travesty to film-making!
This movie...wow. Nothing, nothing, nothing makes any lick of sense or resembles reality. Not even the idea of the film makes sense. How many plots can fit in one movie and how do you even come up with any of them? Even the shirts worn in this thing don't make sense. There is just too much insanity to describe.
Neil Breen stars, directs, produces, writes, edits, et al. He does so many things in the making of this film that he even tried (TRIED) to disguise all the things he did (including catering & casting) in the credits but then tells us that he disguised the credits. What mind does these things? He's brilliant. I'm sorry Wiseau, you're a lot of fun, but Neil Breen is the true auteur of insane vanity.
We won't discuss any plot points but here's some highlights of the "content" - magic? ghosts? astral projection? conspiracy? marital issues? teleportation? lost loves? murder? kidnapping? government coverups? wizards? transcendentalism? laptop destruction? Now why all the questions marks? Because we honestly have no idea if any of these things are actually in the film. It's that much of a mind job.
Then there is the least sexy sex. Imagine Tommy Wiseau's sex scene in the Room. And then imagine a film that makes that scene look like a Vivid Ent. production. We are convinced that Neil Breen doesn't know how genitals work.
We can't praise this film enough. It is immediately thrust into the discussion of greatest bad movie of all time and is a MUST <p>When it comes to vanity pieces that are made by the inept,&nbsp;<em>Fateful Findings</em> leads the rest in insanity. This is the model for a really, really, so bad its good movie. Thank you Neil Breen for giving us this travesty to film-making!</p>
<p>This movie...wow. Nothing, nothing, nothing makes any lick of sense or resembles reality. Not even the idea of the film makes sense. How many plots can fit in one movie and how do you even come up with any of them? Even the shirts worn in this thing don't make sense. There is just too much insanity to describe.</p>
<p>Neil Breen stars, directs, produces, writes, edits, et al. He does so many things in the making of this film that he even tried (TRIED) to disguise all the things he did (including catering &amp; casting) in the credits but then tells us that he disguised the credits. What mind does these things? He's brilliant. I'm sorry Wiseau, you're a lot of fun, but Neil Breen is the true auteur of insane vanity.</p>
<p>We won't discuss any plot points but here's some highlights of the "content" - magic? ghosts? astral projection? conspiracy? marital issues? teleportation? lost loves? murder? kidnapping? government coverups? wizards? transcendentalism? laptop destruction? Now why all the questions marks? Because we honestly have no idea if any of these things are actually in the film. It's that much of a mind job.</p>
<p>Then there is the least sexy sex. Imagine Tommy Wiseau's sex scene in the Room. And then imagine a film that makes that scene look like a Vivid Ent. production. We are convinced that Neil Breen doesn't know how genitals work.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We can't praise this film enough. It is immediately thrust into the discussion of greatest bad movie of all time and is a MUST WATCH. It's a stop what you're doing and watch this film.&nbsp;</p>
<p>One note on the below ratings on Riffability. We have to give it a 0 when viewing it for the first time. It's just to insane to mock because it will melt your brain and turn you into an organ donor. Eventually it will become a 5 on Riffing but it will take you probably four viewings to get past the deconstruction of your mind.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/35utvk/episode-292-fateful-findings.mp3yesMon, 21 Aug 2017 19:14:10 -05001:46:52bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Red Sonja - More like Bed Sonja...zzzJustin, Jackie, and Sam<p>Conan rides through your screen once again but this time he's named Kalidor and he's not the main character. Instead, a non-action star shows us what non-action looks like in the least adventurous adventure movie ever made. Swords &amp; Sandals? Check. Visual Valium? You betcha.</p>
<p>I don't know how this movie stinks so bad. It has your typical lady-hero plot of sword &amp; sandal genre staples. Revenge for burning down the village. Ok. Wait, the villain burned down the village for subtle lesbian motivations? Wow, that sounds super hot. Well....it's not.</p>
<p>This is "walking around" the movie. Look, Frodo &amp; Samwise walk to Mordor for a vacation from paradise and you can't take your eyes off it. Here, the entire world is about to be destroyed by cracking apart (again because of a jilted lesbian) and you can't keep awake.</p>
<p>For the most part, this is the fault of two people: 1) Dino De Laurentiss and 2) Brigidette Nielsen. Dino edited forced this turd out because he apparently couldn't get anything made that didn't involve Conan. And then Nielsen's terrible line delivery and even worse sword-fighting. The entire time she looks like she's afraid of the script (with good reason) and her sword hitting her in the face. This is not an action lady, folks. See Geena Davis in Cutthroat Island for more realistic stunts. Blech.</p>
<p>So long story short, this is just folks walking around. At best this is fun only because of the incredibly dubious plot, the fantastic matte-work, and the bonkers costumes and set design. Hope you don't like things happening in a film!</p><p>Conan rides through your screen once again but this time he's named Kalidor and he's not the main character. Instead, a non-action star shows us what non-action looks like in the least adventurous adventure movie ever made. Swords &amp; Sandals? Check. Visual Valium? You betcha.</p>
<p>I don't know how this movie stinks so bad. It has your typical lady-hero plot of sword &amp; sandal genre staples. Revenge for burning down the village. Ok. Wait, the villain burned down the village for subtle lesbian motivations? Wow, that sounds super hot. Well....it's not.</p>
<p>This is "walking around" the movie. Look, Frodo &amp; Samwise walk to Mordor for a vacation from paradise and you can't take your eyes off it. Here, the entire world is about to be destroyed by cracking apart (again because of a jilted lesbian) and you can't keep awake.</p>
<p>For the most part, this is the fault of two people: 1) Dino De Laurentiss and 2) Brigidette Nielsen. Dino edited forced this turd out because he apparently couldn't get anything made that didn't involve Conan. And then Nielsen's terrible line delivery and even worse sword-fighting. The entire time she looks like she's afraid of the script (with good reason) and her sword hitting her in the face. This is not an action lady, folks. See Geena Davis in Cutthroat Island for more realistic stunts. Blech.</p>
<p>So long story short, this is just folks walking around. At best this is fun only because of the incredibly dubious plot, the fantastic matte-work, and the bonkers costumes and set design. Hope you don't like things happening in a film!</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/www.stinkermadness.com/media/com_podcastmanager/episode-291-red-sonja.mp3yesMon, 31 Jul 2017 17:03:15 -05001:26:50bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Speed Zone - Come for the comedy - Revel in the stuntsJustin, Jackie and SamIn which the SCTV people do a much better job than Cannonball Run II - Also a flying JaguarWhen you really need to make a sequel to the worst sequel ever made (Cannonball Run II) you better not call it Cannonball Run III. Instead call it Cannonball Fever (where you legally can), get the folks from SCTV and let Jamie Farr make an appearance. Add fast cars and hijinks. Shake and then serve.
The primary reason you want to come into this film is for the fast cars and ridiculous shenanigans when you mix cars and comedy. Well, this one delivers that in spades. From the very get go there are banana-stunts with cars all set to a comedic backdrop. See a Countach skip across a lake, see a BMW 5 series jump 30 feet, see a Jaguar XJS fly - really, really fly. We'll save the most insane stunt for the viewers at home but it involves a commercial airliner.
While there are some serious duds for jokes here and there, there is legitimately good comedy here. The SCTV folks knew how to script a great joke about society and morals. You can see the difference between the chauvinism and grab ass comedy of the Burt Reynolds/Dom Deluise vision of the Great Gumball Rally to the mild, awkward comedy of John Candy and Eugene Levy.
Speed Zone is a true gem of using a tight budget and spending it very wisely. This seems like they had $10 million to spend but in reality it was closer to $1 million. A great cast, lots of cameos, ridiculous stunts and laugh after laugh makes the illegitimate child of the Cannonball Run franchise a great view. Do it!When you really need to make a sequel to the worst sequel ever made (Cannonball Run II) you better not call it Cannonball Run III. Instead call it Cannonball Fever (where you legally can), get the folks from SCTV and let Jamie Farr make an appearance. Add fast cars and hijinks. Shake and then serve.
The primary reason you want to come into this film is for the fast cars and ridiculous shenanigans when you mix cars and comedy. Well, this one delivers that in spades. From the very get go there are banana-stunts with cars all set to a comedic backdrop. See a Countach skip across a lake, see a BMW 5 series jump 30 feet, see a Jaguar XJS fly - really, really fly. We'll save the most insane stunt for the viewers at home but it involves a commercial airliner.
While there are some serious duds for jokes here and there, there is legitimately good comedy here. The SCTV folks knew how to script a great joke about society and morals. You can see the difference between the chauvinism and grab ass comedy of the Burt Reynolds/Dom Deluise vision of the Great Gumball Rally to the mild, awkward comedy of John Candy and Eugene Levy.
Speed Zone is a true gem of using a tight budget and spending it very wisely. This seems like they had $10 million to spend but in reality it was closer to $1 million. A great cast, lots of cameos, ridiculous stunts and laugh after laugh makes the illegitimate child of the Cannonball Run franchise a great view. Do it!http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/www.stinkermadness.com/media/com_podcastmanager/episode-290-speed-zone.mp3yesMon, 24 Jul 2017 17:24:10 -05001:28:21bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Battleship - Not a good plan - W/ Special Guest, Joe Fulgham!Justin, Jackie, and SamIt's always a good idea to base your movie off one of the least interesting board games of all time. Special Guest - Joe Fulgham (Caustic Soda, The Dreaming, Onlightened) returns after our American Ninja episode and brings his Canadian goodness to the podcast with all his wit! Find Joe and all he does:
You can find more on Joe and his projects at MoteofDust.com and follow him on Twitter @joefulgham
When you are completely out of original ideas and need to have your own extended universe (because the other guy's have one), just take whatever licensed property you have and make a movie about it. Don't worry about whether the movie is a good idea or not, or if people will even care. Just make it. Worry 'bout all that stuff later.
WRONG!
Battleship is arguably one of the worst decisions made by men is ties. Deciding to make a movie based off one of the most boring board games (the kind that makes you quite playing all board games) and THEN chuck $200 million at it, will not pay off.
With the stupid concept aside, Battleship is really poorly done. The plot is awful, the motivations are awful and the acting is especially terrible. The lead (Tayler Kitsch) is not only a terrible character but he can't get a line right. Then you've got all the non-actors surrounding them that make Rihanna look like she's Meryl Streep.
Beyond that the primary problem with Battleship is that the front-end is atrociously un-entertaining. The entire first half of this film is just establishing how much of a butthole that Tayler Kitsch's character is. Seriously. The aliens that do battle with ships, don't show up on Earth until minute 54! Minute Freaking 54! Then the game of Battleship doesn't even begin until 1 hour and 30 minutes! Blech.
So with that, the last 45 minutes is a lot of fun and if the film had just been that stuff, we might have really enjoyed this film. Yet, unfortunately, that is not the case - the front half ruins this film completely and we have to give it a very tough - do not.Special Guest - Joe Fulgham (Caustic Soda, The Dreaming, Onlightened) returns after our American Ninja episode and brings his Canadian goodness to the podcast with all his wit! Find Joe and all he does:
You can find more on Joe and his projects at MoteofDust.com and follow him on Twitter @joefulgham
When you are completely out of original ideas and need to have your own extended universe (because the other guy's have one), just take whatever licensed property you have and make a movie about it. Don't worry about whether the movie is a good idea or not, or if people will even care. Just make it. Worry 'bout all that stuff later.
WRONG!
Battleship is arguably one of the worst decisions made by men is ties. Deciding to make a movie based off one of the most boring board games (the kind that makes you quite playing all board games) and THEN chuck $200 million at it, will not pay off.
With the stupid concept aside, Battleship is really poorly done. The plot is awful, the motivations are awful and the acting is especially terrible. The lead (Tayler Kitsch) is not only a terrible character but he can't get a line right. Then you've got all the non-actors surrounding them that make Rihanna look like she's Meryl Streep.
Beyond that the primary problem with Battleship is that the front-end is atrociously un-entertaining. The entire first half of this film is just establishing how much of a butthole that Tayler Kitsch's character is. Seriously. The aliens that do battle with ships, don't show up on Earth until minute 54! Minute Freaking 54! Then the game of Battleship doesn't even begin until 1 hour and 30 minutes! Blech.
So with that, the last 45 minutes is a lot of fun and if the film had just been that stuff, we might have really enjoyed this film. Yet, unfortunately, that is not the case - the front half ruins this film completely and we have to give it a very tough - do not.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/x8wfxy/episode-289-battleship.mp3yesMon, 17 Jul 2017 17:21:48 -05001:45:15bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Gwendoline - Loses her clothes in the Land of BananasJustin, Jackie, and SamWhen you need more than 100 sets of boobs in a movie, better add an underground lair of future horny AmazonsA French director, named Just Jaeckin, gives us a serious boobie movie with Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, and Zabou in which they find the land of the Yik Yak, an underground future society of topless women. Its got our record for the highest boob count to date!
Well imagine a movie where there's about 100 different topless women. So I know you can just stop and be happy with that. But there's so much more to this film than a cavalcade of hot cans.
Brent Huff plays a rogue named Willard (more of the name of a local weatherman, than a movie hero), who is a supreme butthole. This guy is pretty hard to like as a person. If you've listened to the episodes of the show for Tom Boy or Teen Witch, you'll understand the level of douche the 80's pervade. Willard takes the cake. What a complete and total horrible human that we are later told by the film that he's just got a rough surface. Oof.
Then there's Tawny. She is gloriously awful in this movie. She can't act her way out of a paper bag. And her character is also your typical 80's lady archetype were said douche, Willard, does awful things to her and she thinks he's dreamy. Yet then there's her action and her topless scenes. Wait what? Tawny Kitaen is topless in this? Oh yeah and it's worth the 30 year wait I had to endure to have a good look and that lady on top of that car in "Here I Go Again".
Zabou and the surrounding cast are all fantastic with endless silly scenes. Then surround them with one of the most outlandish settings, WTF plot, banana dialogue, and horrendously hokey action sequences (see Human Chariot Races). We loved it and you will too!A French director, named Just Jaeckin, gives us a serious boobie movie with Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, and Zabou in which they find the land of the Yik Yak, an underground future society of topless women. Its got our record for the highest boob count to date!
Well imagine a movie where there's about 100 different topless women. So I know you can just stop and be happy with that. But there's so much more to this film than a cavalcade of hot cans.
Brent Huff plays a rogue named Willard (more of the name of a local weatherman, than a movie hero), who is a supreme butthole. This guy is pretty hard to like as a person. If you've listened to the episodes of the show for Tom Boy or Teen Witch, you'll understand the level of douche the 80's pervade. Willard takes the cake. What a complete and total horrible human that we are later told by the film that he's just got a rough surface. Oof.
Then there's Tawny. She is gloriously awful in this movie. She can't act her way out of a paper bag. And her character is also your typical 80's lady archetype were said douche, Willard, does awful things to her and she thinks he's dreamy. Yet then there's her action and her topless scenes. Wait what? Tawny Kitaen is topless in this? Oh yeah and it's worth the 30 year wait I had to endure to have a good look and that lady on top of that car in "Here I Go Again".
Zabou and the surrounding cast are all fantastic with endless silly scenes. Then surround them with one of the most outlandish settings, WTF plot, banana dialogue, and horrendously hokey action sequences (see Human Chariot Races). We loved it and you will too!http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601507.us.archive.org/16/items/gwendoline/episode-288-gwendoline.mp3yesMon, 10 Jul 2017 17:48:21 -05001:43:15bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,9 Deaths of the Ninja - Love murder? Join DART!Justin, Jackie and SamThe brilliance of Sho Kosugi and Brent Huff will never be forgottenSho Kosugi makes his return for a second week in another oddball ninja movie where Sho plays a guy named "Ninja" but doesn't actually operate as a ninja. Instead he's a member of an elite force of anti-terrorism and drug trafficking controllers alongside Brent Huff and Emilia Crow. Hope you enjoy murder!
While still technically a ninja film, this is basically a buddy-cop movie with super agents instead of cops. The dynamic between the three members of DART (especially Kosugi and Brent Huff) is one of having a great time killing bad guys and seducing women. Lots of winks & guns and head shaking while the other struggles to dispatch villains. The chemistry works (despite all voices being dubbed) and is good for a laugh at each point. Imagine Andy Sidaris directing a ninja film (even though he kind of did).
Then there is the team of outlandish villains showcased by Blackie Dammett (fun fact: the father of Anthony Kiedis, yes THAT Anthony Kiedis) and Colonel HoneyHump (Regina Richardson). Blackie's Alby the Cruel is one of the silliest and neurotic nazi ever portrayed in film and is hilarious. Next to him stands HoneyHump who appears to be the toughest hot mercenary leader of a Hell Squadesque all female troupe of short-pants wearers. Recruited about halfway through the film comes in Rahji (Sonny Erang) who is part-caveman, part Jaws of James Bond fame and only has one line, "Heh heh heh". All three are completely ridiculous and make for show-stealers. We could have got a lot more of all of them.
The action is bananas, Sho's cadre of ninja weapons are bonkers, their methods of defeating baddies is ludicrous (including tearing off bikini tops and seducing hookers), and the general-having-a-good-timing of the DART team make this one of Sho Kosugi's best films despite the outright fact that all of them are brilliant.Sho Kosugi makes his return for a second week in another oddball ninja movie where Sho plays a guy named "Ninja" but doesn't actually operate as a ninja. Instead he's a member of an elite force of anti-terrorism and drug trafficking controllers alongside Brent Huff and Emilia Crow. Hope you enjoy murder!
While still technically a ninja film, this is basically a buddy-cop movie with super agents instead of cops. The dynamic between the three members of DART (especially Kosugi and Brent Huff) is one of having a great time killing bad guys and seducing women. Lots of winks & guns and head shaking while the other struggles to dispatch villains. The chemistry works (despite all voices being dubbed) and is good for a laugh at each point. Imagine Andy Sidaris directing a ninja film (even though he kind of did).
Then there is the team of outlandish villains showcased by Blackie Dammett (fun fact: the father of Anthony Kiedis, yes THAT Anthony Kiedis) and Colonel HoneyHump (Regina Richardson). Blackie's Alby the Cruel is one of the silliest and neurotic nazi ever portrayed in film and is hilarious. Next to him stands HoneyHump who appears to be the toughest hot mercenary leader of a Hell Squadesque all female troupe of short-pants wearers. Recruited about halfway through the film comes in Rahji (Sonny Erang) who is part-caveman, part Jaws of James Bond fame and only has one line, "Heh heh heh". All three are completely ridiculous and make for show-stealers. We could have got a lot more of all of them.
The action is bananas, Sho's cadre of ninja weapons are bonkers, their methods of defeating baddies is ludicrous (including tearing off bikini tops and seducing hookers), and the general-having-a-good-timing of the DART team make this one of Sho Kosugi's best films despite the outright fact that all of them are brilliant.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601501.us.archive.org/35/items/episode-art-3/episode-287-9-deaths-of-the-ninja.mp3yesMon, 26 Jun 2017 17:30:36 -05001:32:37bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Rage of Honor - Clearly NOT a ninja movie...notJustin, Jackie and SamSho Kosugi showcase his ninja talents in his first role as not a ninja. So he's a ninja?<p>When you want to have a freelance cop go outside of his jurisdiction to take down a drug-lord, you better make sure he's a ninja. Just make sure you never address how he became a ninja or address him as such. Its not fair to the other DEA agents to have a ninja in their ranks.</p>
<p>If you're down with a cop/ninja killing lots and lots of people without determining if they are a) bad, b) part of the plot or c) posing any threat to life or property, well this is a film for you. If you're down with various forms and iterations of any cliche' bad guy ever, this film is for you. If you like your lead to speak in unintelligible mumbles and your villain to pronounce words and names in a form you can't understand, this film is for you.</p>
<p>Let's face it, this film is for you.</p>
<p>This film is one of the most over-the-top action movies we've ever reviewed. Some highlights: sticking a gun in someone's butt, physics defying shuriken, flips over bad guys, using your friend as a explosion shield, ninja-twins, indigenous people genocide, grappling hook bridges, arrow catching, bamboo-booby-traps, saw blades, rusty nails, commando-ninjas, teamsters, farmers, and tons of bonkers killings.</p>
<p>We love this movie and think it's core Sho Kosugi movie magic and a must do for lovers of silly films. &nbsp;</p><p>When you want to have a freelance cop go outside of his jurisdiction to take down a drug-lord, you better make sure he's a ninja. Just make sure you never address how he became a ninja or address him as such. Its not fair to the other DEA agents to have a ninja in their ranks.</p>
<p>If you're down with a cop/ninja killing lots and lots of people without determining if they are a) bad, b) part of the plot or c) posing any threat to life or property, well this is a film for you. If you're down with various forms and iterations of any cliche' bad guy ever, this film is for you. If you like your lead to speak in unintelligible mumbles and your villain to pronounce words and names in a form you can't understand, this film is for you.</p>
<p>Let's face it, this film is for you.</p>
<p>This film is one of the most over-the-top action movies we've ever reviewed. Some highlights: sticking a gun in someone's butt, physics defying shuriken, flips over bad guys, using your friend as a explosion shield, ninja-twins, indigenous people genocide, grappling hook bridges, arrow catching, bamboo-booby-traps, saw blades, rusty nails, commando-ninjas, teamsters, farmers, and tons of bonkers killings.</p>
<p>We love this movie and think it's core Sho Kosugi movie magic and a must do for lovers of silly films. &nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601501.us.archive.org/18/items/rage-of-honor/episode-286-rage-of-honor.mp3yesMon, 19 Jun 2017 17:37:37 -05001:27:21bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Cool as Ice - Oh god, the early 90s stunkJustin, Jackie and SamKids, remember that period of time before Nirvana and post The Clash? Well that period was a dark time we like to call "The Ice Age" and Vanilla Ice, the mind-child of men in ties, led the charge against good art. This film is a horrifying reminder of those awful days.
It should be noted that we are not going to pick on Robert Van Winkle (Ice's real name). Any reference to how dumb Vanilla Ice is, will be reference to how stupid the men behind the image of Vanilla Ice were (record producers, MTV execs, publicists, etc.).
During this film, we are told that Vanilla Ice is a street tough, ripped with muscles, knows what we call "Ice-Qwon-Do", and the ladies love him. In reality, he might weight 150lbs, has a farmer's tan, is a misogynist, doesn't know martial arts and he likes to hump people while rapping, man OR woman. You know, I don't think I can buy into this guy.
While being a horrible pile of corporate garbage attempting to sell Vanilla Ice as a serious tough guy, Cool as Ice is just so dumb and hokey that it makes for a pretty enjoyable time. There are periods of hard to viewing, but they are few and far between. Even hard to view spots are deadly reminders of the historical mistakes humankind has made and therefore are required viewing.
This is the film that must be preserved for history, lest we doom ourselves to repeat it.
The plot is confusing, the misogyny is offensive but pretty unbelievable, the "Ice-Qwon-Do" is bonkers and the film-making is laughable. It's a pretty great time and shouldn't be missed by any fan of bad movies. It truly belongs in the IMDB Bottom 100.Kids, remember that period of time before Nirvana and post The Clash? Well that period was a dark time we like to call "The Ice Age" and Vanilla Ice, the mind-child of men in ties, led the charge against good art. This film is a horrifying reminder of those awful days.
It should be noted that we are not going to pick on Robert Van Winkle (Ice's real name). Any reference to how dumb Vanilla Ice is, will be reference to how stupid the men behind the image of Vanilla Ice were (record producers, MTV execs, publicists, etc.).
During this film, we are told that Vanilla Ice is a street tough, ripped with muscles, knows what we call "Ice-Qwon-Do", and the ladies love him. In reality, he might weight 150lbs, has a farmer's tan, is a misogynist, doesn't know martial arts and he likes to hump people while rapping, man OR woman. You know, I don't think I can buy into this guy.
While being a horrible pile of corporate garbage attempting to sell Vanilla Ice as a serious tough guy, Cool as Ice is just so dumb and hokey that it makes for a pretty enjoyable time. There are periods of hard to viewing, but they are few and far between. Even hard to view spots are deadly reminders of the historical mistakes humankind has made and therefore are required viewing.
This is the film that must be preserved for history, lest we doom ourselves to repeat it.
The plot is confusing, the misogyny is offensive but pretty unbelievable, the "Ice-Qwon-Do" is bonkers and the film-making is laughable. It's a pretty great time and shouldn't be missed by any fan of bad movies. It truly belongs in the IMDB Bottom 100.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/www.stinkermadness.com/media/com_podcastmanager/episode-285-cool-as-ice.mp3yesMon, 12 Jun 2017 17:30:46 -05001:31:17bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Days of ThunderJustin, Sam and JackieWhen the people ask for a Top Gun sequel they get it! Only this one has NASCAR instead of fighter jets and Kelly McGillis gets to be replaced by the quite unhappy wife of the lead actor. Replace Tom Skeritt with a Robert Duvall and put him in a foot race with Tom Cruises and you've got Top Gun 2: Days of Thunder.
While it's just a sequel to arguably the buttest of all movies, Days of Thunder is a lot more fun. It's super dumb, of course, and fairly low on action, it's still a whole lot of fun to riff with how piss poor the script is. It's all fun and games here but if you really think about any single event of this movie you can start punching about fifty holes into each scene.
So while it stars Tom Cruises, who is despicable in 99% of his films, and Jerry Bruckheimer produced it (with Don Simpson), it's still a pretty fun time on the revisit. I would suggest getting some good riffers around you though when you do so. It's not great, but its clearly the best Jerry Bruckheimer movie we've reviewed.When the people ask for a Top Gun sequel they get it! Only this one has NASCAR instead of fighter jets and Kelly McGillis gets to be replaced by the quite unhappy wife of the lead actor. Replace Tom Skeritt with a Robert Duvall and put him in a foot race with Tom Cruises and you've got Top Gun 2: Days of Thunder.
While it's just a sequel to arguably the buttest of all movies, Days of Thunder is a lot more fun. It's super dumb, of course, and fairly low on action, it's still a whole lot of fun to riff with how piss poor the script is. It's all fun and games here but if you really think about any single event of this movie you can start punching about fifty holes into each scene.
So while it stars Tom Cruises, who is despicable in 99% of his films, and Jerry Bruckheimer produced it (with Don Simpson), it's still a pretty fun time on the revisit. I would suggest getting some good riffers around you though when you do so. It's not great, but its clearly the best Jerry Bruckheimer movie we've reviewed.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601500.us.archive.org/34/items/days-of-thunder/episode-284-days-of-thunder.mp3yesMon, 05 Jun 2017 17:47:16 -05001:15:35bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Face/Off - It's more Face/OnJustin, Jackie and SamCome for the terrible medical science, stay for the terrible actingWhen two men really don't like each other it's time to break the laws of medical science and do a face/off and then a face/on, while facing off. Inspiration demands much wiping of loved ones faces on, in case they get their faces blown off.
So let's start out with the science of said face/swap. Nope, can't work. The movie explicitly tells us that Cage and Travolta's characters (Troy and Archer, respectively) have two different blood types. So the face wouldn't even stay on. The body would reject the swap and then you'd really have a face off....onto the floor. Hey try not to step on your face. Then there's the height difference, hair lines and color, body hair amounts, eye color, dental structure, weight gain/loss, shoe size and the most damning of all differences -- the ding dong. Mrs. Archer must be only boning him when she's lit up like a X-mas tree because she can't tell that he husbands winky has gone from 4 inches and dropping left to 5 inches and constantly erect. Nice.
The sad thing about Face/Off is that there is really not as much action as people remember. There's only two sequences that are really actioney and they bookend an hour and half of not much happening action-wise. Good thing for the viewer is that during these slow points, Cage and Travolta are delivering some of the most outlandish acting we've seen this side of Wicker Man or Troll 2. They make a GREAT bad acting duo as they try to out over-the-top each other. It's chemistry, yes, and is the real draw for this film.
While the action is too few and far between, the plot is so stupid and the acting is so terrible that Face/Off is a definite revisit champion. It's riffable, its hilarious on its own. It's a blast....off.When two men really don't like each other it's time to break the laws of medical science and do a face/off and then a face/on, while facing off. Inspiration demands much wiping of loved ones faces on, in case they get their faces blown off.
So let's start out with the science of said face/swap. Nope, can't work. The movie explicitly tells us that Cage and Travolta's characters (Troy and Archer, respectively) have two different blood types. So the face wouldn't even stay on. The body would reject the swap and then you'd really have a face off....onto the floor. Hey try not to step on your face. Then there's the height difference, hair lines and color, body hair amounts, eye color, dental structure, weight gain/loss, shoe size and the most damning of all differences -- the ding dong. Mrs. Archer must be only boning him when she's lit up like a X-mas tree because she can't tell that he husbands winky has gone from 4 inches and dropping left to 5 inches and constantly erect. Nice.
The sad thing about Face/Off is that there is really not as much action as people remember. There's only two sequences that are really actioney and they bookend an hour and half of not much happening action-wise. Good thing for the viewer is that during these slow points, Cage and Travolta are delivering some of the most outlandish acting we've seen this side of Wicker Man or Troll 2. They make a GREAT bad acting duo as they try to out over-the-top each other. It's chemistry, yes, and is the real draw for this film.
While the action is too few and far between, the plot is so stupid and the acting is so terrible that Face/Off is a definite revisit champion. It's riffable, its hilarious on its own. It's a blast....off.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601506.us.archive.org/15/items/face-off/episode-283-face-off.mp3yesTue, 30 May 2017 16:45:02 -05001:27:25bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Shanghai Surprise - No surprises here, its stinksJustin, Sam and JackieWhen you decide to make a movie during your uncomfortable and unwanted honeymoonMadonna and Sean Penn take a romantic honeymoon for their doomed marriage by filming a doomed movie. Imagine Raiders of the Lost Ark without any adventure and Romancing the Stone without any romance.
Now if one can come up with the plot thesis of this one, I'll give them a trophy. None of it makes a lick of sense. Character's motivations are dubious. Everyone's end game is devoid of existence. The best hypothesis we could make about this films plot doesn't work by the film's own rules. It's unfathomable.
Sean Penn and Madonna were a good match. They both stink at acting. It's obvious that Madonna is terrible but hey guess what! Academy Award winning actor Sean Penn stinks just as bad. Don't misjudge me, that Mystic River is damn fine, but how this guy got a role after Shanghai Surprise is...well...a surprise.
It's supremely offensive with arguably the worst sex scene that's ever happened. How you ask? Well it's double rape, plus sex bribery followed by love because of said rape and sex bribery. What? Holy crap that's offensive. Blech.
Lots of wandering around, talking to various people for no reason and a lack of any adventure make this one a do not.Madonna and Sean Penn take a romantic honeymoon for their doomed marriage by filming a doomed movie. Imagine Raiders of the Lost Ark without any adventure and Romancing the Stone without any romance.
Now if one can come up with the plot thesis of this one, I'll give them a trophy. None of it makes a lick of sense. Character's motivations are dubious. Everyone's end game is devoid of existence. The best hypothesis we could make about this films plot doesn't work by the film's own rules. It's unfathomable.
Sean Penn and Madonna were a good match. They both stink at acting. It's obvious that Madonna is terrible but hey guess what! Academy Award winning actor Sean Penn stinks just as bad. Don't misjudge me, that Mystic River is damn fine, but how this guy got a role after Shanghai Surprise is...well...a surprise.
It's supremely offensive with arguably the worst sex scene that's ever happened. How you ask? Well it's double rape, plus sex bribery followed by love because of said rape and sex bribery. What? Holy crap that's offensive. Blech.
Lots of wandering around, talking to various people for no reason and a lack of any adventure make this one a do not.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601502.us.archive.org/24/items/shanghai-surprise/episode-282-shanghai-surprise.mp3yesMon, 22 May 2017 16:18:42 -0500bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Con Air - More like Butt HairJustin, Sam and JackieButt hair upon a butt head, among butt bad guys, while butt guitar plays to butt action.<p>Welcome to Con Air, your number one airlines if you are super butt. Like Nickelback? You'll love Con Air. Like penis measuring? Con Air is your favorite. Think Jerry Bruckheimer is a good producer, kiss our collective ass. This movie sucks.</p>
<p>The movie is about the impossible. Going to prison for a crime that you wouldn't get charged with, Cage's Alabama accent, his hair, the concept of the prison plane, Colm Meaney having a job, and the lack of geographical understanding. None of it works. The villain's plan doesn't make a lick of sense and the "good" guys plans don't help. Even Nic Cage's "Cameron Poe" breaks his own rules for the sake of "action".</p>
<p>So we're big action fans. Does this movie have good action? Nope. Too much slow motion and shirtless guys trying to look cool. Does it have a lot of action? Nope. There's a disparaging lack of anything happening in this film. This is supposed to be a "roller-coaster ride". I remember roller-coasters being exciting for the entire time. This really only has two 10 minute actions sequences which amounts to 17% of the movie. If you went on a roller-coaster that only got up to speed 17% of the time, you probably wouldn't be thrilled.</p>
<p>Then there's the music. It's wall to wall shit. If Nickelback had a baby with Toby Keith then you've got this soundtrack. Its inescapable. Take a look at Cage's hair and you can paint the three-chord guitar in your mind.</p>
<p>It's fairly uneventful and completely moronic but it's worth checking out on a revisit ONLY for the sake of realizing how really really bad it is. Otherwise, you've got better things to do with your time.</p><p>Welcome to Con Air, your number one airlines if you are super butt. Like Nickelback? You'll love Con Air. Like penis measuring? Con Air is your favorite. Think Jerry Bruckheimer is a good producer, kiss our collective ass. This movie sucks.</p>
<p>The movie is about the impossible. Going to prison for a crime that you wouldn't get charged with, Cage's Alabama accent, his hair, the concept of the prison plane, Colm Meaney having a job, and the lack of geographical understanding. None of it works. The villain's plan doesn't make a lick of sense and the "good" guys plans don't help. Even Nic Cage's "Cameron Poe" breaks his own rules for the sake of "action".</p>
<p>So we're big action fans. Does this movie have good action? Nope. Too much slow motion and shirtless guys trying to look cool. Does it have a lot of action? Nope. There's a disparaging lack of anything happening in this film. This is supposed to be a "roller-coaster ride". I remember roller-coasters being exciting for the entire time. This really only has two 10 minute actions sequences which amounts to 17% of the movie. If you went on a roller-coaster that only got up to speed 17% of the time, you probably wouldn't be thrilled.</p>
<p>Then there's the music. It's wall to wall shit. If Nickelback had a baby with Toby Keith then you've got this soundtrack. Its inescapable. Take a look at Cage's hair and you can paint the three-chord guitar in your mind.</p>
<p>It's fairly uneventful and completely moronic but it's worth checking out on a revisit ONLY for the sake of realizing how really really bad it is. Otherwise, you've got better things to do with your time.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601500.us.archive.org/32/items/con-air/episode-281-con-air.mp3yesMon, 15 May 2017 17:22:47 -05001:37:12bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Shark Attack 3: Megalodon Justin, Sam and JackieTen hours after the movie begins, stuff happensWhen corporations that can't exist go to far, they anger Mother Nature. Her herald of corporate oversight, a 100 foot dinosaur shark and sexual innuendos! Can it possibly be the worst shark movie ever made?
Shark Attack 3 is next to Troll 2 in the ensemble of horrible acting. Everyone stinks. Even Captain Jack Harness who has seen a splash of success can't get a line right without the audience giggling. His counterpart, Dr. Science Lips, is especially horrendous and only is defeated by the daughter in said Troll 2 in the can't act department. Show up for the bad acting, stay for the banana's shark.
Then there's the shark. It should be noted that the main shark doesn't show up for quite a chunk of the film. Yet, when it does...boy howdy! If I described the megaladon's battle strategy, it wouldn't do it justice in righting. You have to see it to believe it, which can't be believed.
Unfortunately for Shark Attack 3, there is just too many pieces of the film that take too long and nothing happens. It's pretty easy to fall asleep with the extended shots of people standing around looking for the shark. If it wasn't for the snooze sequences, this thing would be electric shit on fire. However, its too few and far between of anything happening that it just isn't that great. Still a do from us though.When corporations that can't exist go to far, they anger Mother Nature. Her herald of corporate oversight, a 100 foot dinosaur shark and sexual innuendos! Can it possibly be the worst shark movie ever made?
Shark Attack 3 is next to Troll 2 in the ensemble of horrible acting. Everyone stinks. Even Captain Jack Harness who has seen a splash of success can't get a line right without the audience giggling. His counterpart, Dr. Science Lips, is especially horrendous and only is defeated by the daughter in said Troll 2 in the can't act department. Show up for the bad acting, stay for the banana's shark.
Then there's the shark. It should be noted that the main shark doesn't show up for quite a chunk of the film. Yet, when it does...boy howdy! If I described the megaladon's battle strategy, it wouldn't do it justice in righting. You have to see it to believe it, which can't be believed.
Unfortunately for Shark Attack 3, there is just too many pieces of the film that take too long and nothing happens. It's pretty easy to fall asleep with the extended shots of people standing around looking for the shark. If it wasn't for the snooze sequences, this thing would be electric shit on fire. However, its too few and far between of anything happening that it just isn't that great. Still a do from us though.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601508.us.archive.org/31/items/shark-attack-3/episode-280-shark-attack-3.mp3yesMon, 08 May 2017 16:16:09 -05001:10:20bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Fate of the Furious - Bonkers requested and deliveredJustin, Sam and JackieThe Bald Guy Bro Stock Market Goes Through the Roof #highfives #chestbumpsDom and the gang are back to wow theater audiences with "Over the Top: The Franchise" and doesn't disappoint in the bonkers business department. Everything is more, more, MORE!!!
Let's put it this way. One member of the show risked peeing her pants because she couldn't miss a second of this film. One member jumped out of his seat and just said, "Fuck....." I was personally jumping up and down in my seat with glee. There's no excuse for the low reviews of this film...except for the main reason for the low reviews of this film....it's really stupid. The entire plot is so dumb, Dom is ridiculous, the action is insanely ridiculous.
But here's the deal. ALL these films are that way. ALL of them. Yet you review them like their frickin' Grapes of Wrath! You loved 6 and 7, yet you have no love for this one, which is JUST the goddamn same! It's more of the same and that's what we wanted. You can't hate on this one without hating on all the others because your beefs apply to all of them. Quite being assholes! (I'm looking at you Matt Singer)
It's not just action-packed, it's genuinely funny. The Rock steals the comedy show and even Tyrese doesn't scream "Punch ME!!!" throughout. Then there's the chemistry between the cast. Despite the drama with Vin and Dwayne, I'm not buying it. These people work well together and it shows on screen. I love these characters. They are a part of me.
Please keep making these. Hollywood and at least 3 people with a bad movie podcast need them. Dom and the gang are back to wow theater audiences with "Over the Top: The Franchise" and doesn't disappoint in the bonkers business department. Everything is more, more, MORE!!!
Let's put it this way. One member of the show risked peeing her pants because she couldn't miss a second of this film. One member jumped out of his seat and just said, "Fuck....." I was personally jumping up and down in my seat with glee. There's no excuse for the low reviews of this film...except for the main reason for the low reviews of this film....it's really stupid. The entire plot is so dumb, Dom is ridiculous, the action is insanely ridiculous.
But here's the deal. ALL these films are that way. ALL of them. Yet you review them like their frickin' Grapes of Wrath! You loved 6 and 7, yet you have no love for this one, which is JUST the goddamn same! It's more of the same and that's what we wanted. You can't hate on this one without hating on all the others because your beefs apply to all of them. Quite being assholes! (I'm looking at you Matt Singer)
It's not just action-packed, it's genuinely funny. The Rock steals the comedy show and even Tyrese doesn't scream "Punch ME!!!" throughout. Then there's the chemistry between the cast. Despite the drama with Vin and Dwayne, I'm not buying it. These people work well together and it shows on screen. I love these characters. They are a part of me.
Please keep making these. Hollywood and at least 3 people with a bad movie podcast need them. http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601501.us.archive.org/10/items/fate_of_the_furious_ver4/episode-279-fate-of-the-furious.mp3yesMon, 01 May 2017 17:14:55 -05001:36:26bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Year 3 in Review: Part 2Justin, Sam and Jackie<p>Its our third year anniversary and we are cranking out another episode where we recap the best bad movies we've seen in the last year. So happy anniversary to us and we look forward to another year of fine film choosing. This episode we each countdown our 4-1 picks, as well as our favorite movies of 2016.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Cry Wilderness - MST3K Season 12 - Netflix</li>
</ul><p>Its our third year anniversary and we are cranking out another episode where we recap the best bad movies we've seen in the last year. So happy anniversary to us and we look forward to another year of fine film choosing. This episode we each countdown our 4-1 picks, as well as our favorite movies of 2016.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Cry Wilderness - MST3K Season 12 - Netflix</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601502.us.archive.org/24/items/year-3-in-review-podcast-part-2/episode-278-year-3-in-review-part-2.mp3yesMon, 24 Apr 2017 17:27:50 -05001:11:24bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Year 3 in Review: Part 1Justin, Jackie and SamIt's the 13 of the best films you can watch right now<p>Its our third year anniversary and we are cranking out another episode where we recap the best bad movies we've seen in the last year. So happy anniversary to us and we look forward to another year of fine film choosing. This episode we each countdown our 10-5 picks.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Reptilicus - MST3K Season 12 - Netflix</li>
</ul><p>Its our third year anniversary and we are cranking out another episode where we recap the best bad movies we've seen in the last year. So happy anniversary to us and we look forward to another year of fine film choosing. This episode we each countdown our 10-5 picks.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Reptilicus - MST3K Season 12 - Netflix</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601509.us.archive.org/1/items/year-3-in-review-podcast/episode-277-year-3-in-review-part-1.mp3yesMon, 17 Apr 2017 17:19:06 -05001:16:50bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Cutthroat Island - The Idiot Pirate CaperJustin, Jackie & SamTriple knife!!! This movie stinks! <p>Its one of the worst box office flops that has ever existed and there's a reason for that. This movie stinks! But take some bad acting, bad action, terrible dialogue, and add in the "idiot plot" and you've got a great time ahead. Yo-ho, me scalped hardys!</p>
<p>Let's get the most common complaint about this film - Geena Davis as action lady. Sure, she stinks. She's got no action ability and looks horrendously awful on screen. Her movements aren't fluid and come at you at about the pace of a turtle. Her action is lumpy. There's just no other word, lumpy. She can't get a line right either.</p>
<p>But here's the deal...she didn't have a lot to work with here. The script is unbelievable. It's filled with cheesy one-liners, more than we've ever come across. It has more terrible one-liners than any Chuck Norris movie. Honestly. Then there's her (at the time) husband's direction. Michael Bay can do a better and more believable job. The action is so poorly put together and each shot has at least one glaring flaw in it.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Yes, it flopped. Yes you maybe haven't seen it. But here's the deal. This is a classic. It easily qualifies in "the so bad its good" metric. Not many films at this chock full of dumb fun and we all loved it. Stop what you're doing and go watch this. Great for first timers or revisiters.</p><p>Its one of the worst box office flops that has ever existed and there's a reason for that. This movie stinks! But take some bad acting, bad action, terrible dialogue, and add in the "idiot plot" and you've got a great time ahead. Yo-ho, me scalped hardys!</p>
<p>Let's get the most common complaint about this film - Geena Davis as action lady. Sure, she stinks. She's got no action ability and looks horrendously awful on screen. Her movements aren't fluid and come at you at about the pace of a turtle. Her action is lumpy. There's just no other word, lumpy. She can't get a line right either.</p>
<p>But here's the deal...she didn't have a lot to work with here. The script is unbelievable. It's filled with cheesy one-liners, more than we've ever come across. It has more terrible one-liners than any Chuck Norris movie. Honestly. Then there's her (at the time) husband's direction. Michael Bay can do a better and more believable job. The action is so poorly put together and each shot has at least one glaring flaw in it.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Yes, it flopped. Yes you maybe haven't seen it. But here's the deal. This is a classic. It easily qualifies in "the so bad its good" metric. Not many films at this chock full of dumb fun and we all loved it. Stop what you're doing and go watch this. Great for first timers or revisiters.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601508.us.archive.org/32/items/cutthroat-island/episode-276-cutthroat-island.mp3yesMon, 10 Apr 2017 17:37:37 -05001:22:21bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Cutthroat IslandJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>In our FINAL Prelude episode (that's right, you heard it), we pull out all the stops for <em>Cutthroat Island</em>. It's known to be one of the biggest flops of cinema history and a career-ender for everyone involved except for the director who is at fault more than anyone.</p>
<h3>The Wild Card from Justin - Pop Quiz, Hotshot (Pirate Edition)</h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Q</strong>. Pirates pierced their ears, not to look cool. Why?<br /><strong>A.</strong> Believed precious gems in their ears improved one's eyesight.</li>
<li><strong>Q.</strong> Why did pirates wear eye patches?<br /><strong>A</strong>. To always have one eye adjusted to darkness to fight below deck in dark</li>
<li><strong>Q</strong>. Women pirates! Name one.<br /><strong>A</strong>. Anne Bonny stole the REvenge with Jack Rackham and pirated until it was captured.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Read partnered with Anne Bonny<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; Sayyida al Hurra ruled mediterreanean in early 1500s<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; Jeanne-Louise de Belleville led three black with red sail ships called the BLack Fleet taking revenge against King Philip VI for killing &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; her husband.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; Ching Shih captured by pirates in 1801, then married their captain. When he died she took over the fleet of over 300 junks and 40,000 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; men. Chinese navy lost 63 ships to them.</li>
<li><strong>Q</strong>. What was a pirates most popular form of crew punishment?<br /><strong>A</strong>. Keelhauling - getting tied to the ship and dragged under, getting your skin torn off AND/OR drowning. Whhheeeee!!!</li>
<li><strong>Q</strong>. Describe the most deadliest of pirate flags?<br /><strong>A</strong>. Red background with an hourglass on it. Meant give no quarter.</li>
</ol>
<h3>The Wild Card from Sam - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Magneto of Food or Mind Chef - 7/10 stars (with a caveat of Jackie just being grumpy, this is a 10/10 if there ever was one)</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card from Jackie - Would You Rather?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Be stabbed the Last Unicorn or eaten by Clifford the Big Red Dog</li>
<li>Drowning via Loch Ness Monster or Drawn and Quartered by Sasquatch</li>
<li>Not worth going over.....</li>
</ul>
<p>Well that's it folks. Thank you for the years of listening to our prelude episodes. We'll still be doing the weekly main episodes with a few tweaks, but this will be better for you and us. We hope you enjoyed all the cold opens, the Wild Cards, the Sam's Boring Bullshits, the Streaming Do's and Don'ts and all the laughs along the way.</p><p>In our FINAL Prelude episode (that's right, you heard it), we pull out all the stops for <em>Cutthroat Island</em>. It's known to be one of the biggest flops of cinema history and a career-ender for everyone involved except for the director who is at fault more than anyone.</p>
<h3>The Wild Card from Justin - Pop Quiz, Hotshot (Pirate Edition)</h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Q</strong>. Pirates pierced their ears, not to look cool. Why?<br /><strong>A.</strong> Believed precious gems in their ears improved one's eyesight.</li>
<li><strong>Q.</strong> Why did pirates wear eye patches?<br /><strong>A</strong>. To always have one eye adjusted to darkness to fight below deck in dark</li>
<li><strong>Q</strong>. Women pirates! Name one.<br /><strong>A</strong>. Anne Bonny stole the REvenge with Jack Rackham and pirated until it was captured.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Read partnered with Anne Bonny<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; Sayyida al Hurra ruled mediterreanean in early 1500s<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; Jeanne-Louise de Belleville led three black with red sail ships called the BLack Fleet taking revenge against King Philip VI for killing &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; her husband.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; Ching Shih captured by pirates in 1801, then married their captain. When he died she took over the fleet of over 300 junks and 40,000 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; men. Chinese navy lost 63 ships to them.</li>
<li><strong>Q</strong>. What was a pirates most popular form of crew punishment?<br /><strong>A</strong>. Keelhauling - getting tied to the ship and dragged under, getting your skin torn off AND/OR drowning. Whhheeeee!!!</li>
<li><strong>Q</strong>. Describe the most deadliest of pirate flags?<br /><strong>A</strong>. Red background with an hourglass on it. Meant give no quarter.</li>
</ol>
<h3>The Wild Card from Sam - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Magneto of Food or Mind Chef - 7/10 stars (with a caveat of Jackie just being grumpy, this is a 10/10 if there ever was one)</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card from Jackie - Would You Rather?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Be stabbed the Last Unicorn or eaten by Clifford the Big Red Dog</li>
<li>Drowning via Loch Ness Monster or Drawn and Quartered by Sasquatch</li>
<li>Not worth going over.....</li>
</ul>
<p>Well that's it folks. Thank you for the years of listening to our prelude episodes. We'll still be doing the weekly main episodes with a few tweaks, but this will be better for you and us. We hope you enjoyed all the cold opens, the Wild Cards, the Sam's Boring Bullshits, the Streaming Do's and Don'ts and all the laughs along the way.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601501.us.archive.org/25/items/episode-275-prelude-to-cutthroat-island/episode-275-prelude-to-cutthroat-island.mp3yesFri, 07 Apr 2017 17:11:25 -0500bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Armageddon - Bad science is eclipsed by grossnessJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>It's one of the crappiest movies ever to have such vast success. Thanks teenage girls. This movie is a whole lot of visual pain and my brain hurts from knowing how stupid it is. Get ready for some real crummy science!</p>
<p>The science....just one time open a book. Just once! So many explosions in space. So much NASA looking completely stupid. Ugh. Moving on...</p>
<p>Despite how bad the science is, it's really the most forgivable part of this turd. This film suffers from "The Idiot Plot", in which the plot of the movie can only exist if everyone in the story is a complete and total moron. NASA makes the big mistake of sending a cadre of morons into space instead of their astronauts, don't bother to come up with plan B, spend all their time dinking around with driller training, and also being in charge of all life on Earth. Nice. Then there's Bruce Willy and team, who we can forgive because, well....they're idiots. They shouldn't even be up there!</p>
<p>Lastly, there's the acting and the dialogue. It's shit-inducing. Ben Affleck and Liv Taylor are the most nausea promoting couple that's ever existed. They drip with cheese and both deserve to be punched square in the mouth. Send these two into space and leave them there place. Bruce Willis isn't much better but it's hard to compete with the vomit couple.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Too long, too stupid, and too cheesy gross to view. A truly joyless experience. Steer clear.</p><p>It's one of the crappiest movies ever to have such vast success. Thanks teenage girls. This movie is a whole lot of visual pain and my brain hurts from knowing how stupid it is. Get ready for some real crummy science!</p>
<p>The science....just one time open a book. Just once! So many explosions in space. So much NASA looking completely stupid. Ugh. Moving on...</p>
<p>Despite how bad the science is, it's really the most forgivable part of this turd. This film suffers from "The Idiot Plot", in which the plot of the movie can only exist if everyone in the story is a complete and total moron. NASA makes the big mistake of sending a cadre of morons into space instead of their astronauts, don't bother to come up with plan B, spend all their time dinking around with driller training, and also being in charge of all life on Earth. Nice. Then there's Bruce Willy and team, who we can forgive because, well....they're idiots. They shouldn't even be up there!</p>
<p>Lastly, there's the acting and the dialogue. It's shit-inducing. Ben Affleck and Liv Taylor are the most nausea promoting couple that's ever existed. They drip with cheese and both deserve to be punched square in the mouth. Send these two into space and leave them there place. Bruce Willis isn't much better but it's hard to compete with the vomit couple.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Too long, too stupid, and too cheesy gross to view. A truly joyless experience. Steer clear.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601506.us.archive.org/4/items/armageddon_201704/episode-274-armageddon.mp3yesMon, 03 Apr 2017 17:14:14 -05001:31:18bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to ArmageddonJustin, Jackie & Sam<p>This week on the greatest podcast about bad movies, Sam decides to punish us for 2 1/2 hours with both Michael Bay and Bruce Willis' first appearance on the show. It's the "classic" teenage-girl loving mega-hit, <em>Armageddon</em>, in which a rock gets sploded by oil drillers. Prepare for some bad science!&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Streaming Dos and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>The Colony</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70276021" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Mazes and Monsters</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mazes-Monsters-Tom-Hanks/dp/B06WWGXLR9/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Space Mutiny</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60032694" target="_blank">Netflix</a> (MST3K)&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Iron Foot - 7.25/10 stars</li>
</ul><p>This week on the greatest podcast about bad movies, Sam decides to punish us for 2 1/2 hours with both Michael Bay and Bruce Willis' first appearance on the show. It's the "classic" teenage-girl loving mega-hit, <em>Armageddon</em>, in which a rock gets sploded by oil drillers. Prepare for some bad science!&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Streaming Dos and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>The Colony</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70276021" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Mazes and Monsters</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mazes-Monsters-Tom-Hanks/dp/B06WWGXLR9/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Space Mutiny</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60032694" target="_blank">Netflix</a> (MST3K)&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Iron Foot - 7.25/10 stars</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601504.us.archive.org/27/items/episode-273-prelude-to-armageddon/episode-273-prelude-to-armageddon.mp3yesFri, 31 Mar 2017 16:51:58 -050038:43bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Congo - Diamonds are a trashcan's worst friendJustin, Jackie & Sam<p>An endless troupe of soon-to-be-dead invade a protected jungle to achieve their cavalcade of ulterior motives set to the backdrop of civil war. There's also a talking trash-can, lasers, primacide, Reagan's Star Wars program, bad science, missiles, bad management and Ernie Hudson. It's time for some good ol' bonkers business.</p>
<p><em>Congo&nbsp;</em>from opening shot to final frame is a mass of nonsense. At no point in time does anything feasible or scientifically sound happen throughout. It's like they took the original script, sent it to Bizarro World, then brought it back and used that version. None of it makes any damn sense.</p>
<p>Now, the biggie...Amy the gorilla. She stinks, I'm sorry Stan Winston. This is a talking trashcan or at best one of the members of the Chuck E. Cheese band. But she's probably the most likeable character in the film, so you got that going for you.</p>
<p>Then there's the big three, Tim Curry, Joe Don Baker and Ernie Hudson. All are way over the top, like WAY over. Tim's "evil" is laughable, Joe Don's slobbering CEO is hilarious, and Ernie's crappy Lando Calrissian is fall out of your seat terrible. The rest of the rounders casting make ever less sense the plot. Dylan Walsh over Bruce Campbell? What?</p>
<p>Congo is one hell of a dumb/fun time and we highly recommend it for the first time or a revisit.&nbsp;</p>
<p>An endless troupe of soon-to-be-dead invade a protected jungle to achieve their cavalcade of ulterior motives set to the backdrop of civil war. There's also a talking trash-can, lasers, primacide, Reagan's Star Wars program, bad science, missiles, bad management and Ernie Hudson. It's time for some good ol' bonkers business.</p>
<p><em>Congo&nbsp;</em>from opening shot to final frame is a mass of nonsense. At no point in time does anything feasible or scientifically sound happen throughout. It's like they took the original script, sent it to Bizarro World, then brought it back and used that version. None of it makes any damn sense.</p>
<p>Now, the biggie...Amy the gorilla. She stinks, I'm sorry Stan Winston. This is a talking trashcan or at best one of the members of the Chuck E. Cheese band. But she's probably the most likeable character in the film, so you got that going for you.</p>
<p>Then there's the big three, Tim Curry, Joe Don Baker and Ernie Hudson. All are way over the top, like WAY over. Tim's "evil" is laughable, Joe Don's slobbering CEO is hilarious, and Ernie's crappy Lando Calrissian is fall out of your seat terrible. The rest of the rounders casting make ever less sense the plot. Dylan Walsh over Bruce Campbell? What?</p>
<p>Congo is one hell of a dumb/fun time and we highly recommend it for the first time or a revisit.&nbsp;</p>
http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601509.us.archive.org/5/items/congo_201703/episode-272-congo.mp3yesMon, 27 Mar 2017 18:00:23 -05001:40:42bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to CongoJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Last year we made a hard decision that the classic Michael Crichton adaptation&nbsp;<em>Congo</em> was a must do for an episode and now we have reached the point where its time for such shenanigans. It's lasers, gorillas and greed and everything you want.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Gantz:O</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80149259" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Supersonic Man</em> - Rifftrax - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rifftrax-Supersonic-Michael-J-Nelson/dp/B01MYMZU27/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Super Inframan</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Super-Inframan-Danny-Lee/dp/B00V324DIO/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<ul>
<li>Water Freeze Man - 8.75/10 Stars</li>
</ul><p>Last year we made a hard decision that the classic Michael Crichton adaptation&nbsp;<em>Congo</em> was a must do for an episode and now we have reached the point where its time for such shenanigans. It's lasers, gorillas and greed and everything you want.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Gantz:O</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80149259" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Supersonic Man</em> - Rifftrax - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rifftrax-Supersonic-Michael-J-Nelson/dp/B01MYMZU27/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Super Inframan</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Super-Inframan-Danny-Lee/dp/B00V324DIO/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<ul>
<li>Water Freeze Man - 8.75/10 Stars</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601501.us.archive.org/33/items/episode-271-congo/episode-271-congo.mp3yesFri, 24 Mar 2017 16:41:08 -050023:42bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers - Bloody HilariousJustin, Sam and JackieFred Olen Ray showcases why he's one of the greatest budget directors of all time.<p>When it comes to making a title that is indicative of the plot, well this one nails it. Take 33% LA noir detective business, 33% chainsaw murders and 33 1/3% dancing topless hookers and you've got one of Fred Olen Ray's masterpieces. Hard to not love this blast o' laughs.</p>
<p>HCH (to save time) is hilarious...and quite intentionally. It's the opinion of this writer that Fred Olen Ray could have easily linked up with the Zucker Brothers and Jim Abrahams. If only he had been involved during <em>Jane Austen's Mafia</em>. It may have not been the turd that it was. There's plenty of slapstick and parody that keep the viewer focused on the jokes more than the huge boobs (which is quite the achievement).</p>
<p>Then there's the cast. Wowie. Its a cavalcade of silly performances mixed with killer comedic timing that really take this movie about boobs from a late-night wankfest into a 90% on Rottentomatoes.com. Linnea Quigley, John H. Richardson, Michelle Bauer, and Dukey Flyswatter (Michael Sonye) kill in front of the camera and put on a clinic of how to make a low-budget movie one heck of of a great time. It should also be noted that friend of the program, Christopher Olen Ray, appears as Kid at Bar, who gives the lead quite the snark while enjoying a fancy martini in a dingy "get stabbed" strip joint. Standing ovation.</p>
<p>HCH cannot be missed by any fan of the genre and shouldn't be missed by the majority of film fans. It's up there with&nbsp;<em>Hell Comes to Frogtown</em>&nbsp;in low budget and exceptional pieces of art. Bravo Fred.&nbsp;</p><p>When it comes to making a title that is indicative of the plot, well this one nails it. Take 33% LA noir detective business, 33% chainsaw murders and 33 1/3% dancing topless hookers and you've got one of Fred Olen Ray's masterpieces. Hard to not love this blast o' laughs.</p>
<p>HCH (to save time) is hilarious...and quite intentionally. It's the opinion of this writer that Fred Olen Ray could have easily linked up with the Zucker Brothers and Jim Abrahams. If only he had been involved during <em>Jane Austen's Mafia</em>. It may have not been the turd that it was. There's plenty of slapstick and parody that keep the viewer focused on the jokes more than the huge boobs (which is quite the achievement).</p>
<p>Then there's the cast. Wowie. Its a cavalcade of silly performances mixed with killer comedic timing that really take this movie about boobs from a late-night wankfest into a 90% on Rottentomatoes.com. Linnea Quigley, John H. Richardson, Michelle Bauer, and Dukey Flyswatter (Michael Sonye) kill in front of the camera and put on a clinic of how to make a low-budget movie one heck of of a great time. It should also be noted that friend of the program, Christopher Olen Ray, appears as Kid at Bar, who gives the lead quite the snark while enjoying a fancy martini in a dingy "get stabbed" strip joint. Standing ovation.</p>
<p>HCH cannot be missed by any fan of the genre and shouldn't be missed by the majority of film fans. It's up there with&nbsp;<em>Hell Comes to Frogtown</em>&nbsp;in low budget and exceptional pieces of art. Bravo Fred.&nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601509.us.archive.org/15/items/hollywood-chainsaw-hookers/episode-270-hollywood-chainsaw-hookers.mp3yesMon, 20 Mar 2017 17:10:05 -050055:44bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Hollywood Chainsaw HookersJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Jackie brings in the first Fred Olen Ray film in that old tale of hookers on a hellbent rampage with some nasty chainsaws and lots of boobies.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Deathrace 2050 - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80152003" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>The Pumaman - MST3K - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/80171766?trackId=13752289" target="_blank">Netflix</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSLCZoIV98" target="_blank">YouTube</a>&nbsp;OR <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QhZy-Xf07U" target="_blank">without MST3K on YouTube</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor Couple's Edition</h3>
<ul>
<li>Tarzan and Jane</li>
<li>Barney and Betty Rubble</li>
<li>Joker and Harley Quinn</li>
</ul><p>Jackie brings in the first Fred Olen Ray film in that old tale of hookers on a hellbent rampage with some nasty chainsaws and lots of boobies.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Deathrace 2050 - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80152003" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>The Pumaman - MST3K - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/80171766?trackId=13752289" target="_blank">Netflix</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSLCZoIV98" target="_blank">YouTube</a>&nbsp;OR <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QhZy-Xf07U" target="_blank">without MST3K on YouTube</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor Couple's Edition</h3>
<ul>
<li>Tarzan and Jane</li>
<li>Barney and Betty Rubble</li>
<li>Joker and Harley Quinn</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601503.us.archive.org/10/items/episode-269-prelude-to-hollywood-chainsaw-hookers/episode-269-prelude-to-hollywood-chainsaw-hookers.mp3yesFri, 17 Mar 2017 17:08:47 -050039:53bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,The Great Wall - Bad Movie Field TripJustin, Jackie & SamThe dumbest movie we've ever reviewed.<p>Matt Damon and Oberyn Martell find themselves in the middle of the Battle for Helm's Deep with an Elven army posing as Chinese on one side and an horde of Orcs posing as aliens on the other. Yep...aliens. Our front runner for dumbest film ever made.</p>
<p>The plot of&nbsp;<em>The Great Wall</em> is easily the most poorly thought out plot since....well ever. Its dumber than&nbsp;<em>Reign of Fire</em>. It's dumber than&nbsp;<em>Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.&nbsp;</em>It's dumber than&nbsp;<em>After Earth</em>&nbsp;AND&nbsp;<em>Lady in the Water</em>&nbsp;AND&nbsp;<em>The Happening</em> combined. It can't be understated how dumb this film's plot is. The only way you can argue the logistics of this "war" between the Chinese and space dog-lizards is that both sides are complete morons.</p>
<p>The entire thing goes that these space monsters flew across the expanse of space atop an asteroid that crashed into Earth. So their nasty and want to eat people...sorta. Well the Chinese aren't down with getting turned into poop so they built a 5,500 mile wall to keep these little bastards out. Out of what is yet to be determined.</p>
<p>Now the other plot elements one must know:&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>There's gajillizions of these monsters.</li>
<li>There is no global damage to the Earth from the asteroid.</li>
<li>They have three types of aliens: 1) Foot soldiers who are about the size of a great dane 2) Umbrella phalanx who use their head to make a shield and 3) the Queen who is about the size of an elephant. There's only 1 queen and she's the mothership from&nbsp;<em>Independence Day,&nbsp;</em>controlling the minds of all the other critters.</li>
<li>The Great Wall is a 1,000 feet tall.</li>
<li>There's plenty of people living on the alien side o' the wall.</li>
<li>The bug-dogs only come out of their mountain cave once every 60 years.</li>
<li>Once you find out about the existence of monsters you can never leave the Great Wall.</li>
<li>The monster cave is just right over there from the main force of the Chinese Elven Army.</li>
</ul>
<p>Now...</p>
<ul>
<li>If the monsters fell to Earth on an asteroid and no damage was done to the Earth, we must infer that the monsters were either protoplasm and then evolved into this horde of gajillions OR only a few lived on the asteroid and the Queen is one hell of a breeder. BUT the movie tells us that this HUGE mass of gajillions came on the asteroid. Where did they fit? How did they survive entry into the atmosphere? How did they survive the impact? How did the Earth survive?</li>
<li>Why would you want the monsters to be a closely held secret? Wouldn't you be like "Hey, uh...Europe...uh we got this problem..." Instead you can never tell. What the fuck?</li>
<li>What the fuck are the aliens doing the rest of the time? What do they got going on for 60 years? And if they go dormant for 60 years, why wouldn't you walk down to their monster cave (that's also just right over there) and start murdering the shit out of them!</li>
<li>And if they are just right over there and isolated to one geographical location, why in the FUCK didn't you just build the Wall in a circle around them?!?!?</li>
<li>And because you're a moron and didn't trap them or murder them while they slept or bred or whatever the fuck it is they are doing inside their monster cave for 60 years, why wouldn't the lizard-bug-dogs just go down the wall a little ways, jump up (because they can I guess as must be inferred by one "action sequence") then run down the wall from either side of the Elven army and eat them while they are having some delicious General Tso 's chicken?</li>
<li>Why in the hell are the monsters so interested in getting over the damn wall? I know that the film tells us that the Chinese myths say that they were sent to rid the world of man's greed and so they must eat the Chinese Emperor.... But really? There's tons of guys on their side of the wall. I'm sure some of them are greedy. Eat them!</li>
</ul>
<p>Aside from how dumb the plot is this film is well worth it for the incredibly bad action sequences, the horrendous dialogue and the wooden and confused performance from Matt Damon sporting a sometimes there Irish accent. It will have you cowering in your seat, while you giggle yourself to embarrassment at how awful it is. This flaming pile of lizard-dog crap is going to be tough to beat for Best Bad Movie of 2017.</p><p>Matt Damon and Oberyn Martell find themselves in the middle of the Battle for Helm's Deep with an Elven army posing as Chinese on one side and an horde of Orcs posing as aliens on the other. Yep...aliens. Our front runner for dumbest film ever made.</p>
<p>The plot of&nbsp;<em>The Great Wall</em> is easily the most poorly thought out plot since....well ever. Its dumber than&nbsp;<em>Reign of Fire</em>. It's dumber than&nbsp;<em>Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.&nbsp;</em>It's dumber than&nbsp;<em>After Earth</em>&nbsp;AND&nbsp;<em>Lady in the Water</em>&nbsp;AND&nbsp;<em>The Happening</em> combined. It can't be understated how dumb this film's plot is. The only way you can argue the logistics of this "war" between the Chinese and space dog-lizards is that both sides are complete morons.</p>
<p>The entire thing goes that these space monsters flew across the expanse of space atop an asteroid that crashed into Earth. So their nasty and want to eat people...sorta. Well the Chinese aren't down with getting turned into poop so they built a 5,500 mile wall to keep these little bastards out. Out of what is yet to be determined.</p>
<p>Now the other plot elements one must know:&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>There's gajillizions of these monsters.</li>
<li>There is no global damage to the Earth from the asteroid.</li>
<li>They have three types of aliens: 1) Foot soldiers who are about the size of a great dane 2) Umbrella phalanx who use their head to make a shield and 3) the Queen who is about the size of an elephant. There's only 1 queen and she's the mothership from&nbsp;<em>Independence Day,&nbsp;</em>controlling the minds of all the other critters.</li>
<li>The Great Wall is a 1,000 feet tall.</li>
<li>There's plenty of people living on the alien side o' the wall.</li>
<li>The bug-dogs only come out of their mountain cave once every 60 years.</li>
<li>Once you find out about the existence of monsters you can never leave the Great Wall.</li>
<li>The monster cave is just right over there from the main force of the Chinese Elven Army.</li>
</ul>
<p>Now...</p>
<ul>
<li>If the monsters fell to Earth on an asteroid and no damage was done to the Earth, we must infer that the monsters were either protoplasm and then evolved into this horde of gajillions OR only a few lived on the asteroid and the Queen is one hell of a breeder. BUT the movie tells us that this HUGE mass of gajillions came on the asteroid. Where did they fit? How did they survive entry into the atmosphere? How did they survive the impact? How did the Earth survive?</li>
<li>Why would you want the monsters to be a closely held secret? Wouldn't you be like "Hey, uh...Europe...uh we got this problem..." Instead you can never tell. What the fuck?</li>
<li>What the fuck are the aliens doing the rest of the time? What do they got going on for 60 years? And if they go dormant for 60 years, why wouldn't you walk down to their monster cave (that's also just right over there) and start murdering the shit out of them!</li>
<li>And if they are just right over there and isolated to one geographical location, why in the FUCK didn't you just build the Wall in a circle around them?!?!?</li>
<li>And because you're a moron and didn't trap them or murder them while they slept or bred or whatever the fuck it is they are doing inside their monster cave for 60 years, why wouldn't the lizard-bug-dogs just go down the wall a little ways, jump up (because they can I guess as must be inferred by one "action sequence") then run down the wall from either side of the Elven army and eat them while they are having some delicious General Tso 's chicken?</li>
<li>Why in the hell are the monsters so interested in getting over the damn wall? I know that the film tells us that the Chinese myths say that they were sent to rid the world of man's greed and so they must eat the Chinese Emperor.... But really? There's tons of guys on their side of the wall. I'm sure some of them are greedy. Eat them!</li>
</ul>
<p>Aside from how dumb the plot is this film is well worth it for the incredibly bad action sequences, the horrendous dialogue and the wooden and confused performance from Matt Damon sporting a sometimes there Irish accent. It will have you cowering in your seat, while you giggle yourself to embarrassment at how awful it is. This flaming pile of lizard-dog crap is going to be tough to beat for Best Bad Movie of 2017.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601508.us.archive.org/19/items/episode-268-the-great-wall/episode-268-the-great-wall.mp3yesFri, 10 Mar 2017 18:58:37 -06001:34:27bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Twister - We'll Miss You, Bill PaxtonJustin, Sam and JackieWe all lost a huge part of our show and entertainment in general in the passing of Bill Paxton.<p>We all lost a huge part of our show and entertainment in general in the passing of Bill Paxton. He was a one of a kind type of actor and while that may seem cliche to say in the wake of someone's death in Hollywood, we'll stand by it. Bill had a depth that few possess, taking roles as varied as the pyschotic Severen in&nbsp;<em>Near Dark</em> (and is the only reason to watch the movie) to the silly Matt Owens in (Slipstream) to the model for a douche in Simon from&nbsp;<em>True Lies</em> (and steals the comedic show from Arnold and Arnold) to the warm but frightened Fred Haise in&nbsp;<em>Apollo 13</em>. The guy could play anything.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So with that in mind, we tackle the 1996 disasterooney of <i>Twister</i>. With all its cliches and tropes that run rampant in the disaster genre, can the immensely popular film stand up to 20 years of time since its release? Who is this Helen Hunt lady? How did Phillip Seymour Hoffman become a thing? Is that a flying cow? All this and more revealed in our podcast episode. Listen to it!</p>
<p><em>Twister</em> is WOW stupid. It falls into that mold of "these characters should have died in multiple instances but don't thanks to ludicrous writing". And they are all pretty blatant. One does not need to be a forensic scientist to understand that these people died multiple times. Pretty awesome stupid.</p>
<p>The acting...wow. Bill and Helen Hunt do fine with their roles but EVERY single other actor blows at least one line, with Jami Gertz leading the crappy acting battle charge. It's hilarious.</p>
<p>The action is fairly stupid and nonstop. In one sequence, the find themselves being chased down by a 'nado while being stuck in a ditch at 75mph. The chase ends in a head-on collision. Then there's the Dodge Ram. The most invincible vehicle ever built. Crap is flying all over the place at all times, the 'nados are monsters with sentience and a voice, and the heavy amount of 'nados in one day would imply that the Midwest is a desolate wasteland and completely unliveable (oh wait, that's true).&nbsp;</p>
<p>The science is bad, the physics are bad, the invulnerability of humans and trucks are a staple, plot convenience abounds (where are they getting all these Dorothys?) and it never lets up. Go ahead and take a revisit of Twister and if you haven't seen it, stop what you're doing and check it out.</p><p>We all lost a huge part of our show and entertainment in general in the passing of Bill Paxton. He was a one of a kind type of actor and while that may seem cliche to say in the wake of someone's death in Hollywood, we'll stand by it. Bill had a depth that few possess, taking roles as varied as the pyschotic Severen in&nbsp;<em>Near Dark</em> (and is the only reason to watch the movie) to the silly Matt Owens in (Slipstream) to the model for a douche in Simon from&nbsp;<em>True Lies</em> (and steals the comedic show from Arnold and Arnold) to the warm but frightened Fred Haise in&nbsp;<em>Apollo 13</em>. The guy could play anything.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So with that in mind, we tackle the 1996 disasterooney of <i>Twister</i>. With all its cliches and tropes that run rampant in the disaster genre, can the immensely popular film stand up to 20 years of time since its release? Who is this Helen Hunt lady? How did Phillip Seymour Hoffman become a thing? Is that a flying cow? All this and more revealed in our podcast episode. Listen to it!</p>
<p><em>Twister</em> is WOW stupid. It falls into that mold of "these characters should have died in multiple instances but don't thanks to ludicrous writing". And they are all pretty blatant. One does not need to be a forensic scientist to understand that these people died multiple times. Pretty awesome stupid.</p>
<p>The acting...wow. Bill and Helen Hunt do fine with their roles but EVERY single other actor blows at least one line, with Jami Gertz leading the crappy acting battle charge. It's hilarious.</p>
<p>The action is fairly stupid and nonstop. In one sequence, the find themselves being chased down by a 'nado while being stuck in a ditch at 75mph. The chase ends in a head-on collision. Then there's the Dodge Ram. The most invincible vehicle ever built. Crap is flying all over the place at all times, the 'nados are monsters with sentience and a voice, and the heavy amount of 'nados in one day would imply that the Midwest is a desolate wasteland and completely unliveable (oh wait, that's true).&nbsp;</p>
<p>The science is bad, the physics are bad, the invulnerability of humans and trucks are a staple, plot convenience abounds (where are they getting all these Dorothys?) and it never lets up. Go ahead and take a revisit of Twister and if you haven't seen it, stop what you're doing and check it out.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601502.us.archive.org/4/items/twister_201703/episode-267-twister.mp3yesFri, 03 Mar 2017 17:59:34 -06001:08:43bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Encino Man - Proof positive that weed worksJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>We get straight to weezin' the juice as a caveman gets called out for being, well...a caveman. It's that old story of boy meets girl, boy gets frozen in a glacier and then boy meets potheads and learns the wonders of the doobage.</p>
<p><em>Encino Man</em> is a movie that shouldn't be any fun at all. But it is. End of story. It has that strange ability to be not funny but fun throughout. It's outlandish, ridiculous, and stupid but never stops being a wild ride.</p>
<p>What may not be overtly stated is that the movie tells us that the only way to not get murdered by a caveman and have a smooth transition for him into modern society is marijuana. There's no onscreen use of the pot but behind the scenes it's heavily implied. If you know anything about potheads and the things that surround them, you'll spot this pretty easily. Stoney (Pauly Shore) is the easy spot but those who know what I'm talking about will also recognize Dave (Sean Astin) as that straight-laced fella whose parents don't know he's into the weed.</p>
<ul>
<li>Need to seduce the popular girl and become prom-king? Dig a swimming pool by yourself with just a shovel. Potheads.</li>
<li>So you find a caveman...and you put him in a shed with heaters so that he will thaw out....while you're at school. Potheads.</li>
<li>Believe that the pile of melted ice in said shed means that the caveman melted along with the ice. Potheads.</li>
<li>Believe that being friends with a caveman will make you popular at school and get the girl. Potheads.</li>
</ul>
<p>Even Dave's parents are potheads as evidenced by "Who is this caveman-looking-guy? And what's up with the house being trashed?" says mom. Dave's reply: "He's that exchange student I told you about." Mom: "Oh...ok I forget crap all the time!" Potheads.</p>
<p>So much fun and shenanigans make&nbsp;<em>Encino Man</em> a great revisit from a popular film that shouldn't stand up to time but totally does. Check it out as soon as you can.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="images/4-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Riffability:<img src="images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="images/5-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="images/7-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="7-star" /></p><p>We get straight to weezin' the juice as a caveman gets called out for being, well...a caveman. It's that old story of boy meets girl, boy gets frozen in a glacier and then boy meets potheads and learns the wonders of the doobage.</p>
<p><em>Encino Man</em> is a movie that shouldn't be any fun at all. But it is. End of story. It has that strange ability to be not funny but fun throughout. It's outlandish, ridiculous, and stupid but never stops being a wild ride.</p>
<p>What may not be overtly stated is that the movie tells us that the only way to not get murdered by a caveman and have a smooth transition for him into modern society is marijuana. There's no onscreen use of the pot but behind the scenes it's heavily implied. If you know anything about potheads and the things that surround them, you'll spot this pretty easily. Stoney (Pauly Shore) is the easy spot but those who know what I'm talking about will also recognize Dave (Sean Astin) as that straight-laced fella whose parents don't know he's into the weed.</p>
<ul>
<li>Need to seduce the popular girl and become prom-king? Dig a swimming pool by yourself with just a shovel. Potheads.</li>
<li>So you find a caveman...and you put him in a shed with heaters so that he will thaw out....while you're at school. Potheads.</li>
<li>Believe that the pile of melted ice in said shed means that the caveman melted along with the ice. Potheads.</li>
<li>Believe that being friends with a caveman will make you popular at school and get the girl. Potheads.</li>
</ul>
<p>Even Dave's parents are potheads as evidenced by "Who is this caveman-looking-guy? And what's up with the house being trashed?" says mom. Dave's reply: "He's that exchange student I told you about." Mom: "Oh...ok I forget crap all the time!" Potheads.</p>
<p>So much fun and shenanigans make&nbsp;<em>Encino Man</em> a great revisit from a popular film that shouldn't stand up to time but totally does. Check it out as soon as you can.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="images/4-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Riffability:<img src="images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="images/5-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="images/7-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="7-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia801505.us.archive.org/0/items/encino-man/episode-266-encino-man.mp3yesMon, 27 Feb 2017 18:25:52 -06001:08:25bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Encino ManJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>After weeks of pitching a fit, Jackie is subjected to a film she appears to be not much of a fan of. It's the story of a caveman frozen in ice for millennia only to thawed out in early 90's SoCal....what possibly horrors will he (or us) face in&nbsp;<em>Encino Man</em>?!?!</p>
<h3>The Stinker Madness Academy Award Special!</h3>
<p>We take a look at each of the films and share our meat and two bits with you! That makes this episode a bit on the long side but we had quite a bit to say about this years field. There will be <strong>spoilers</strong> so be careful!</p>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Sean Astin</li>
<li>Brenden Fraser</li>
<li>Pauly Shore</li>
</ul><p>After weeks of pitching a fit, Jackie is subjected to a film she appears to be not much of a fan of. It's the story of a caveman frozen in ice for millennia only to thawed out in early 90's SoCal....what possibly horrors will he (or us) face in&nbsp;<em>Encino Man</em>?!?!</p>
<h3>The Stinker Madness Academy Award Special!</h3>
<p>We take a look at each of the films and share our meat and two bits with you! That makes this episode a bit on the long side but we had quite a bit to say about this years field. There will be <strong>spoilers</strong> so be careful!</p>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Sean Astin</li>
<li>Brenden Fraser</li>
<li>Pauly Shore</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601500.us.archive.org/28/items/episode-265-prelude-to-encino-man/episode-265-prelude-to-encino-man.mp3yesFri, 24 Feb 2017 18:35:06 -06001:13:25bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,2016 SMABFAsJustin, Jackie & Sam<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The hottest awards for bad films in 2016 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2016 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span></p>
<h2>And the Nominees &nbsp;&amp; Winners are (winner in bold):</h2>
<h3>Best Bad Movie - The Most Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>London Has Fallen</strong></li>
<li>Gods of Egypt</li>
<li>Nine Lives</li>
<li>Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>Zoolander 2</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worst Bad Movie - The Least Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Mother's Day</strong></li>
<li>Warcraft</li>
<li>Suicide Squad</li>
<li>Xmen: Apocalypse</li>
<li>Allegiant</li>
</ul>
<h3>Best Bad Actor - Most Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Gerard Butler - Gods of Egypt</strong></li>
<li><strong>Brent Spiner -&nbsp;Independence Day: Resurgence</strong></li>
<li>Gerard Butler - London Has Fallen</li>
<li>Christopher Walken - Nine Lives</li>
<li>Kevin Spacey - Nine Lives</li>
</ul>
<h3>Best Bad Actress -&nbsp;Most Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Margot Robbie - Suicide Squad</strong></li>
<li>Maika Monroe - The 5th Wave</li>
<li>Vivica A. Fox - Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>Emily Blunt - The Huntsman: Winter's War</li>
<li>Charlize Theron - The Huntsman: Winter's War</li>
</ul>
<h3>MST3K Most Riffable - The easiest and most fun to make fun of film while viewing</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Gods of Egypt</strong></li>
<li>The 5th Wave</li>
<li>Nine Lives</li>
<li>Ben-Hur</li>
<li>Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worst Bad Actor - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Jared Leto - Suicide Squad</b></li>
<li>Jesse Eisenberg - Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice</li>
<li>Johnny Depp - Alice Through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Daniel Radcliffe - Now You See Me 2</li>
<li>Jeff Goldblum - Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worst Bad Actress - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Jennifer Garner - Nine Lives</strong></li>
<li>Anne Hathaway - Alice Through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Jennifer Aniston - Mother's Day</li>
<li>Kate Hudson - Mother's Day</li>
<li>Cara Delevingne - Suicide Squad</li>
</ul><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The hottest awards for bad films in 2016 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2016 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span></p>
<h2>And the Nominees &nbsp;&amp; Winners are (winner in bold):</h2>
<h3>Best Bad Movie - The Most Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>London Has Fallen</strong></li>
<li>Gods of Egypt</li>
<li>Nine Lives</li>
<li>Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>Zoolander 2</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worst Bad Movie - The Least Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Mother's Day</strong></li>
<li>Warcraft</li>
<li>Suicide Squad</li>
<li>Xmen: Apocalypse</li>
<li>Allegiant</li>
</ul>
<h3>Best Bad Actor - Most Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Gerard Butler - Gods of Egypt</strong></li>
<li><strong>Brent Spiner -&nbsp;Independence Day: Resurgence</strong></li>
<li>Gerard Butler - London Has Fallen</li>
<li>Christopher Walken - Nine Lives</li>
<li>Kevin Spacey - Nine Lives</li>
</ul>
<h3>Best Bad Actress -&nbsp;Most Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Margot Robbie - Suicide Squad</strong></li>
<li>Maika Monroe - The 5th Wave</li>
<li>Vivica A. Fox - Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>Emily Blunt - The Huntsman: Winter's War</li>
<li>Charlize Theron - The Huntsman: Winter's War</li>
</ul>
<h3>MST3K Most Riffable - The easiest and most fun to make fun of film while viewing</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Gods of Egypt</strong></li>
<li>The 5th Wave</li>
<li>Nine Lives</li>
<li>Ben-Hur</li>
<li>Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worst Bad Actor - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Jared Leto - Suicide Squad</b></li>
<li>Jesse Eisenberg - Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice</li>
<li>Johnny Depp - Alice Through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Daniel Radcliffe - Now You See Me 2</li>
<li>Jeff Goldblum - Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worst Bad Actress - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Jennifer Garner - Nine Lives</strong></li>
<li>Anne Hathaway - Alice Through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Jennifer Aniston - Mother's Day</li>
<li>Kate Hudson - Mother's Day</li>
<li>Cara Delevingne - Suicide Squad</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601505.us.archive.org/31/items/episode-264-2016-smabfas/episode-264-2016-smabfas.mp3yesMon, 13 Feb 2017 16:48:00 -06001:23:07bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, movie awards, mortdecai, jupiter ascedning, johnny depp, reese witherspoon, point break, paul blart, pixels, vin diesel, last witch hunter, jem and the hoGymkata - Don't let Trump watch thisJustin, Sam and JackieUSA Gold Medal magnet, Kurt Thomas, stars as John Cabot, a USA Gold Medal magnet/super secret agent/diplomat to strange lands. So he solo invades Parmistan, an absolutely insane country, to play "The Game" to get a satellite substation. Well that makes perfect sense!
Gymkata is serious shenanigans. It could be argued that it's the most bonkers movie we've reviewed and definitely the most poorly thought out. While most might focus on the unawesome martial art that combines gymnastics and karate (which puts it in the Streaming Do's and Don'ts realm) the country of Parmistan is our focus. Parmistan is impossible. It can't work. How does diplomacy work? Do they have foreign trade? Is their military only made of ninja or are they more like the secret police? Is there a system of government besides the Khan? I personally believe that someone, probably Pakistan, would have bombed Parmistan back into the Stone Age, but Parmistan never got out of the Stone Age so I guess bomb them back to the times of the dinosaurs (they may also have dinosaurs).
This is a really terrible movie. Sure, it's fun. But not fun in the usual manner. Take Megaforce for example. It's really bad but it's awesome. The action is awesome, the vehicles are awesome, the bad guy's awesome. It drips awesome. But Gymkata is the opposite. When Kurt Thomas fights guys using his special style it's quite not awesome. It's laughable at how dump it looks. If a child pretends to fight with Gymkata with their friends in the backyard, they are going to get beat up. It's a one way ticket to Bullytown.
This is a so bad it's amazing material. SOOOOO bad. Great time. USA Gold Medal magnet, Kurt Thomas, stars as John Cabot, a USA Gold Medal magnet/super secret agent/diplomat to strange lands. So he solo invades Parmistan, an absolutely insane country, to play "The Game" to get a satellite substation. Well that makes perfect sense!
Gymkata is serious shenanigans. It could be argued that it's the most bonkers movie we've reviewed and definitely the most poorly thought out. While most might focus on the unawesome martial art that combines gymnastics and karate (which puts it in the Streaming Do's and Don'ts realm) the country of Parmistan is our focus. Parmistan is impossible. It can't work. How does diplomacy work? Do they have foreign trade? Is their military only made of ninja or are they more like the secret police? Is there a system of government besides the Khan? I personally believe that someone, probably Pakistan, would have bombed Parmistan back into the Stone Age, but Parmistan never got out of the Stone Age so I guess bomb them back to the times of the dinosaurs (they may also have dinosaurs).
This is a really terrible movie. Sure, it's fun. But not fun in the usual manner. Take Megaforce for example. It's really bad but it's awesome. The action is awesome, the vehicles are awesome, the bad guy's awesome. It drips awesome. But Gymkata is the opposite. When Kurt Thomas fights guys using his special style it's quite not awesome. It's laughable at how dump it looks. If a child pretends to fight with Gymkata with their friends in the backyard, they are going to get beat up. It's a one way ticket to Bullytown.
This is a so bad it's amazing material. SOOOOO bad. Great time. http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601505.us.archive.org/28/items/episode-263-gymkata/episode-263-gymkata.mp3yesMon, 06 Feb 2017 19:26:56 -06001:36:13bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to GymkataJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>This week on the podcast we gear up for one of the most notorious bad movies ever made and a hallmark of stupidity. When you need to invade a country that doesn't make any sense, send in an Olympic Gold Medalist!</p>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>Immunity to negative drug side effects - 7.75 out of 10 stars</p>
<h3>The 2016 SMABFA Nominations</h3>
<h4>Best Bad Movie</h4>
<ul>
<li>The Huntsman: Winter’s War</li>
<li>London Has Fallen</li>
<li>Gods of Egypt</li>
<li>Mechanic: Resurrection</li>
<li>Nine Lives</li>
<li>Zoolander 2</li>
<li>The Boy</li>
<li>Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Movie</h4>
<ul>
<li>Mother’s Day</li>
<li>Alice Through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Warcraft</li>
<li>Now You See Me 2</li>
<li>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</li>
<li>Suicide Squad</li>
<li>X-Men: Apocalypse</li>
<li>Ghostbusters</li>
<li>Allegiant</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Bad Actor</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gerard Butler - &nbsp;Gods of Egypt</li>
<li>Kevin Spacey – Nine Lives</li>
<li>Gerard Butler - London has Fallen</li>
<li>Jason Statham – Mechanic: Resurrection</li>
<li>Brent Spiner – Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>Bill Pullman - Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>Chris Hemsworth - &nbsp;Huntsman: Winter’s War</li>
<li>Christopher Walken – Nine Lives</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Actor</h4>
<ul>
<li>Jared Leto - Suicide Squad</li>
<li>Tye Sheridan – Xmen: Apocalypse</li>
<li>Bill Murray – Ghostbusters</li>
<li>Daniel Radcliffe – Now You See Me 2</li>
<li>Jeff Goldblum – Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>John Depp – Alice through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Jesse Eisenberg – Batman V Superman</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Bad Actress</h4>
<ul>
<li>Emily Blunt - Huntsman: Winter’s War</li>
<li>Charlize Theron - Huntsman: Winter’s War</li>
<li>Jessica Alba – Mechanic: Resurrection</li>
<li>Gal Gadot: Batman V Superman</li>
<li>Margot Robbie - Suicide Squad</li>
<li>Kristen Wig - Zoolander 2</li>
<li>Maika Monroe – 5th Wave</li>
<li>Vivica A. Fox – ID4; 2</li>
<li>Penelope Cruz – Zoolander 2</li>
<li>Anne Hathaway – Alice through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Aubrey Plaza – Dirty Grandpa</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Actress</h4>
<ul>
<li>Jessica Alba – Mechanic: Resurrection</li>
<li>Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters</li>
<li>Jennifer Aniston – Mother’s Day</li>
<li>Lizzy Caplan – Now You See Me 2</li>
<li>Kate Hudson – Mother’s Day</li>
<li>Penelope Cruz – Zoolander 2</li>
<li>Cara Delevingne - Suicide Squad</li>
<li>Anne Hathaway – Alice through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Mia Wasikowska - Alice through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Jennifer Garner – Nine Lives</li>
</ul>
<h4>MST3K Riffibility&nbsp;</h4>
<ul>
<li>Nine Lives</li>
<li>Ben-Hur</li>
<li>Mechanic: Resurrection</li>
<li>Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>Batman V Superman</li>
<li>Dirty Grandpa</li>
<li>The 5th&nbsp;Wave</li>
<li>Gods of Egypt</li>
<li>Huntsman – Winter’s War</li>
</ul><p>This week on the podcast we gear up for one of the most notorious bad movies ever made and a hallmark of stupidity. When you need to invade a country that doesn't make any sense, send in an Olympic Gold Medalist!</p>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>Immunity to negative drug side effects - 7.75 out of 10 stars</p>
<h3>The 2016 SMABFA Nominations</h3>
<h4>Best Bad Movie</h4>
<ul>
<li>The Huntsman: Winter’s War</li>
<li>London Has Fallen</li>
<li>Gods of Egypt</li>
<li>Mechanic: Resurrection</li>
<li>Nine Lives</li>
<li>Zoolander 2</li>
<li>The Boy</li>
<li>Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Movie</h4>
<ul>
<li>Mother’s Day</li>
<li>Alice Through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Warcraft</li>
<li>Now You See Me 2</li>
<li>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</li>
<li>Suicide Squad</li>
<li>X-Men: Apocalypse</li>
<li>Ghostbusters</li>
<li>Allegiant</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Bad Actor</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gerard Butler - &nbsp;Gods of Egypt</li>
<li>Kevin Spacey – Nine Lives</li>
<li>Gerard Butler - London has Fallen</li>
<li>Jason Statham – Mechanic: Resurrection</li>
<li>Brent Spiner – Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>Bill Pullman - Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>Chris Hemsworth - &nbsp;Huntsman: Winter’s War</li>
<li>Christopher Walken – Nine Lives</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Actor</h4>
<ul>
<li>Jared Leto - Suicide Squad</li>
<li>Tye Sheridan – Xmen: Apocalypse</li>
<li>Bill Murray – Ghostbusters</li>
<li>Daniel Radcliffe – Now You See Me 2</li>
<li>Jeff Goldblum – Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>John Depp – Alice through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Jesse Eisenberg – Batman V Superman</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Bad Actress</h4>
<ul>
<li>Emily Blunt - Huntsman: Winter’s War</li>
<li>Charlize Theron - Huntsman: Winter’s War</li>
<li>Jessica Alba – Mechanic: Resurrection</li>
<li>Gal Gadot: Batman V Superman</li>
<li>Margot Robbie - Suicide Squad</li>
<li>Kristen Wig - Zoolander 2</li>
<li>Maika Monroe – 5th Wave</li>
<li>Vivica A. Fox – ID4; 2</li>
<li>Penelope Cruz – Zoolander 2</li>
<li>Anne Hathaway – Alice through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Aubrey Plaza – Dirty Grandpa</li>
</ul>
<h4>Worst Bad Actress</h4>
<ul>
<li>Jessica Alba – Mechanic: Resurrection</li>
<li>Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters</li>
<li>Jennifer Aniston – Mother’s Day</li>
<li>Lizzy Caplan – Now You See Me 2</li>
<li>Kate Hudson – Mother’s Day</li>
<li>Penelope Cruz – Zoolander 2</li>
<li>Cara Delevingne - Suicide Squad</li>
<li>Anne Hathaway – Alice through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Mia Wasikowska - Alice through the Looking Glass</li>
<li>Jennifer Garner – Nine Lives</li>
</ul>
<h4>MST3K Riffibility&nbsp;</h4>
<ul>
<li>Nine Lives</li>
<li>Ben-Hur</li>
<li>Mechanic: Resurrection</li>
<li>Independence Day: Resurgence</li>
<li>Batman V Superman</li>
<li>Dirty Grandpa</li>
<li>The 5th&nbsp;Wave</li>
<li>Gods of Egypt</li>
<li>Huntsman – Winter’s War</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601504.us.archive.org/35/items/episode-262-prelude-to-gymkata/episode-262-prelude-to-gymkata.mp3yesFri, 03 Feb 2017 18:13:18 -060025:55bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,She-Devil - The 80's strike down women again!Justin, Sam and JackieRoseanne gets "vengeance" upon a hubby-stealing romance novelist, by destroying her own life, abandoning her children, treating other's as pawns in her master plan, and exploiting the weak and trusting women in need that the films tells you she is freeing from oppression. This thing is a mondo-turd.
I hate this movie. I'll make no apologies to start. It's not funny. It's infuriatingly preposterous and at no point can one sympathize or appreciate any of the characters. They are the "basket of deplorables" that I believe Mrs. Clinton was speaking about; politics aside, she just hated these three people. Let's start with the easy spots: Ed Begley's Bob and Meryl Streep's Mary. The viewer isn't supposed to like them. They are the antagonists with Bob being an emotionally abusive and cheating husband (with a side order of being a buffoon) and Mary, an egotistical, spoiled and sociopathic bitch (for lack of a better word). Sure, they're the bad guys. You shouldn't like them. But in a comedy, you should enjoy them. In this POS, the screen-time shared between Begley and Streep comes across as a poor impression of The Three Stooges (minus 1). "Wow, aren't they zany!?" said the producer. The audience responds by pissing on said producer's pants.
Then there's ol' Ruth (Barr). Now she's had a rough go, right? Her husband's a twat, society told her that she's growdy and that darn Mary is just everywhere reminding her how inferior she is. So instead of taking a stand and defending herself against the offenses of her environment she plays along. She takes these punches and even stands by her cheating husband saying "He'll get bored of Mary and come back to me. I just need to be the good, dutiful wife until then." I'm sorry, you want him back? Strike one. Strike two is that you've let this happen before. The film subtly states that this isn't Bob's first escapade in cheating. Strike three, he's verbally abusive to you. I'm sorry but I feel that in even in sexist 1989, any woman that we should view as an inspiration should probably have told Bob at some point to eat shit. Yes I understand that abused women sometimes get a version of Stockholm Syndrome, but I'm not trying to make a point about reality. I'm making a point about a film that says that women shouldn't take no shit from no asshole, even if they are their husbands (and that is correct) but the film also states that hey, if you get lonely after you do, why not take him back? Screw this.
Then there's the worst part of Ruth's "journey": her exploitation of the women around her. Her character starts as an abused and low self-esteemed housewife with no chance at anything because of what society and her husband has told her. Ok...then she starts an employment agency that specializes in finding placement for women that are exactly like she was. Ok.....but then she uses them, ruining their lives, as part of her revenge plot against Bob and Mary. She doesn't help these women. She exploits their weaknesses just as had been done upon her. Fuck this person and fuck this movie.
In the end, take away these massively unlikable and unenjoyable characters and your left with a film with a poor story, little to none quality humor, absent directing, and too many cooks trying to pull the film into different directions of a women's empowerment piece and a screwball comedy and accomplishes neither of them. Avoid at all costs.Roseanne gets "vengeance" upon a hubby-stealing romance novelist, by destroying her own life, abandoning her children, treating other's as pawns in her master plan, and exploiting the weak and trusting women in need that the films tells you she is freeing from oppression. This thing is a mondo-turd.
I hate this movie. I'll make no apologies to start. It's not funny. It's infuriatingly preposterous and at no point can one sympathize or appreciate any of the characters. They are the "basket of deplorables" that I believe Mrs. Clinton was speaking about; politics aside, she just hated these three people. Let's start with the easy spots: Ed Begley's Bob and Meryl Streep's Mary. The viewer isn't supposed to like them. They are the antagonists with Bob being an emotionally abusive and cheating husband (with a side order of being a buffoon) and Mary, an egotistical, spoiled and sociopathic bitch (for lack of a better word). Sure, they're the bad guys. You shouldn't like them. But in a comedy, you should enjoy them. In this POS, the screen-time shared between Begley and Streep comes across as a poor impression of The Three Stooges (minus 1). "Wow, aren't they zany!?" said the producer. The audience responds by pissing on said producer's pants.
Then there's ol' Ruth (Barr). Now she's had a rough go, right? Her husband's a twat, society told her that she's growdy and that darn Mary is just everywhere reminding her how inferior she is. So instead of taking a stand and defending herself against the offenses of her environment she plays along. She takes these punches and even stands by her cheating husband saying "He'll get bored of Mary and come back to me. I just need to be the good, dutiful wife until then." I'm sorry, you want him back? Strike one. Strike two is that you've let this happen before. The film subtly states that this isn't Bob's first escapade in cheating. Strike three, he's verbally abusive to you. I'm sorry but I feel that in even in sexist 1989, any woman that we should view as an inspiration should probably have told Bob at some point to eat shit. Yes I understand that abused women sometimes get a version of Stockholm Syndrome, but I'm not trying to make a point about reality. I'm making a point about a film that says that women shouldn't take no shit from no asshole, even if they are their husbands (and that is correct) but the film also states that hey, if you get lonely after you do, why not take him back? Screw this.
Then there's the worst part of Ruth's "journey": her exploitation of the women around her. Her character starts as an abused and low self-esteemed housewife with no chance at anything because of what society and her husband has told her. Ok...then she starts an employment agency that specializes in finding placement for women that are exactly like she was. Ok.....but then she uses them, ruining their lives, as part of her revenge plot against Bob and Mary. She doesn't help these women. She exploits their weaknesses just as had been done upon her. Fuck this person and fuck this movie.
In the end, take away these massively unlikable and unenjoyable characters and your left with a film with a poor story, little to none quality humor, absent directing, and too many cooks trying to pull the film into different directions of a women's empowerment piece and a screwball comedy and accomplishes neither of them. Avoid at all costs.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601508.us.archive.org/5/items/episode-261-she-devil/episode-261-she-devil.mp3yesMon, 30 Jan 2017 19:06:45 -06001:15:39bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to She-DevilJustin, Sam and JackieRoseanne Barr and Meryll Streep join up to deliver the yucks and yuck is what they deliver in a tale about a scorned middle-American housewife revengifying the atrocities committed upon her person and also liberating womankind from oppressions. She just makes things worse....
Listener Feedback
@StinkerMadness Inappreciate you guys redoing a whole show to get it on the air. Technical difficulties suck. It happens. Still funny ?
— Ry (@ryanmoralesaz) January 9, 2017
Brad Slager AKA @martinishark
You guys can NOT deprive us of SMABFAS! Gut it out!!!! (he says from the frigid climes of So. Florida)
Take a look at Brad's Worst of 2016 list!
http://www.misfitspolitics.com/misfitmigrants/the-worst-films-of-2016-a-viewers-guide
Streaming Do's and Don'ts
Tenement - YouTube
Demolition Man - HBO Now
Dreamcatcher - Netflix
The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate
Gun Butt - 3/10 StarsRoseanne Barr and Meryll Streep join up to deliver the yucks and yuck is what they deliver in a tale about a scorned middle-American housewife revengifying the atrocities committed upon her person and also liberating womankind from oppressions. She just makes things worse....
Listener Feedback
@StinkerMadness Inappreciate you guys redoing a whole show to get it on the air. Technical difficulties suck. It happens. Still funny ?
— Ry (@ryanmoralesaz) January 9, 2017
Brad Slager AKA @martinishark
You guys can NOT deprive us of SMABFAS! Gut it out!!!! (he says from the frigid climes of So. Florida)
Take a look at Brad's Worst of 2016 list!
http://www.misfitspolitics.com/misfitmigrants/the-worst-films-of-2016-a-viewers-guide
Streaming Do's and Don'ts
Tenement - YouTube
Demolition Man - HBO Now
Dreamcatcher - Netflix
The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate
Gun Butt - 3/10 Starshttp://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601505.us.archive.org/5/items/episode-260-prelude-to-she-devil/episode-260-prelude-to-she-devil.mp3yesFri, 20 Jan 2017 07:39:18 -060028:59bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Odds and Evens - Legit Comedy ShenanigansJustin, Sam and JackieTerrence Hill and Bud Spencer put on their best Abbott & Costello hats and deliver the hijinxs en masse. It's a banana show of endless goofs and shenanigans that never lets off the gas.
The problem with this movie is....nothing. This is just a great legitimate comedy. We didn't laugh AT this movie, we laughed with it. The jokes are timed impeccably. They are new and fresh and unique. While completely outlandish and bonkers, this film never gets into that dangerous 70's live-action cartoon territory (we're talking to you C.H.O.M.P.S.). It's brilliant and a model for classic slap-stick that put the Zucker brothers in such high standing.
Bud and Terrance are, as they should be, your classic comedy duo. They are complete opposites and tie right into the ol' straight-man/goof-ball model. But the unique thing is that the giant beast man that bares an uncanny semblance to Andre The Giant is the straight man, while the handsome, charming and snappy guy is the Daffy Duck. It's fantastic and works so well for these two.
While the plot may be a bit dubious (the Navy wants to secure their hold on the Florida gaming market from the mob?) and some of the character motivations are...unexpected, this film delivers something that most modern comedy can't - legitimate laughs mixed with over-the-top shenanigans. We applaud this film and should be a much bigger deal.Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer put on their best Abbott & Costello hats and deliver the hijinxs en masse. It's a banana show of endless goofs and shenanigans that never lets off the gas.
The problem with this movie is....nothing. This is just a great legitimate comedy. We didn't laugh AT this movie, we laughed with it. The jokes are timed impeccably. They are new and fresh and unique. While completely outlandish and bonkers, this film never gets into that dangerous 70's live-action cartoon territory (we're talking to you C.H.O.M.P.S.). It's brilliant and a model for classic slap-stick that put the Zucker brothers in such high standing.
Bud and Terrance are, as they should be, your classic comedy duo. They are complete opposites and tie right into the ol' straight-man/goof-ball model. But the unique thing is that the giant beast man that bares an uncanny semblance to Andre The Giant is the straight man, while the handsome, charming and snappy guy is the Daffy Duck. It's fantastic and works so well for these two.
While the plot may be a bit dubious (the Navy wants to secure their hold on the Florida gaming market from the mob?) and some of the character motivations are...unexpected, this film delivers something that most modern comedy can't - legitimate laughs mixed with over-the-top shenanigans. We applaud this film and should be a much bigger deal.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601503.us.archive.org/10/items/episode-259-odds-and-evens/episode-259-odds-and-evens.mp3yesTue, 17 Jan 2017 18:59:32 -06001:27:00bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Odds and EvensJustin, Sam and JackieFor 22 pictures, Terrance Hill and Bud Spencer played the ultimate in comedic buddy-cop movies and this week on the podcast, Sam brings in one of their best in Odds and Evens.
Streaming Do's and Don'ts
Icebreaker w/ Rifftrax - Amazon Prime
Vehicle 19 - Netflix
Gor II (Outlaw of Gor) - MST3K YouTube
The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor (Buddy Cops)
Riggs & Murtaugh - Lethal Weapon
Cates & Hammond - 48 Hrs.For 22 pictures, Terrance Hill and Bud Spencer played the ultimate in comedic buddy-cop movies and this week on the podcast, Sam brings in one of their best in Odds and Evens.
Streaming Do's and Don'ts
Icebreaker w/ Rifftrax - Amazon Prime
Vehicle 19 - Netflix
Gor II (Outlaw of Gor) - MST3K YouTube
The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor (Buddy Cops)
Riggs & Murtaugh - Lethal Weapon
Cates & Hammond - 48 Hrs.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601505.us.archive.org/4/items/episode-258-prelude-to-odds-and-evens/episode-258-prelude-to-odds-and-evens.mp3yesFri, 13 Jan 2017 18:31:44 -060028:07bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Tango & Cash - Romance & SplosionsJustin, Sam and JackieTwo cops find love in each other's egos, while attempting to clear their names from a villainous plot to take over the world's salted caramel industry. Stallone and Russell team up for one of the raddest buddy cop dumb-dumb rollercoaster. It's shenanigans.
Tango and Cash is incredibly stupid. There is absolutely no sense of reality here. The villain uses mice, that he loves, to demonstrate his evilry. He owns monster trucks that have guns mounted on them. Hidden assassin's inside of mirrors (we think) and gun-shoes. Physics don't apply. Time and distance are more of guidelines...
Then there's the leads...wow do they love each other. Let me be clear, if this had been made today, they very well could have been the first openly gay supercops in a major motion picture. They really love each other on the inside and feel passionately about each other's genitals. I'm not making this up. Longing gazes at junk are quite frequent.
With all that, this film rules. It is so much freaking fun and really is a landmark in stupid action movies. It's over the top in all manners with an explosion count in the millions. Toss in some zingers, some puzzling character decisions, wild stunts, and a monster truck and you've got a pre-90's buddy cop blast.Two cops find love in each other's egos, while attempting to clear their names from a villainous plot to take over the world's salted caramel industry. Stallone and Russell team up for one of the raddest buddy cop dumb-dumb rollercoaster. It's shenanigans.
Tango and Cash is incredibly stupid. There is absolutely no sense of reality here. The villain uses mice, that he loves, to demonstrate his evilry. He owns monster trucks that have guns mounted on them. Hidden assassin's inside of mirrors (we think) and gun-shoes. Physics don't apply. Time and distance are more of guidelines...
Then there's the leads...wow do they love each other. Let me be clear, if this had been made today, they very well could have been the first openly gay supercops in a major motion picture. They really love each other on the inside and feel passionately about each other's genitals. I'm not making this up. Longing gazes at junk are quite frequent.
With all that, this film rules. It is so much freaking fun and really is a landmark in stupid action movies. It's over the top in all manners with an explosion count in the millions. Toss in some zingers, some puzzling character decisions, wild stunts, and a monster truck and you've got a pre-90's buddy cop blast.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601504.us.archive.org/2/items/episode-257-tango-n-cash/episode-257-tango-n-cash.mp3yesMon, 09 Jan 2017 17:49:59 -06001:13:49bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Tango & CashJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>This week on the Stinker Madness Podcast, we tackle the classic "buddy" cop film from 1989 with Stallone and Russell in a weird incestuous love triangle, framed for murder, take down the vague bad guy, and enjoy some off-roading. It's <em>Tango &amp; Cash</em>!</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Miracles Still Happen</em> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mS00tGgIIU" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li><em>Maniac Cop</em> - <a href="https://www.shudder.com/watch/maniac-cop/2383169/1" target="_blank">Shudder.TV</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.fandor.com/films/maniac_cop" target="_blank">Fandor</a></li>
<li><em>Manhattan Chase</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MQ2BPVY?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B01MQ2BPVY&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=justwatch09-20" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Phenomena</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MXWNZH9?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B01MXWNZH9&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=justwatch09-20" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<ul>
<li>Being a Vulcan - 2.5/10 stars (Not good)</li>
</ul><p>This week on the Stinker Madness Podcast, we tackle the classic "buddy" cop film from 1989 with Stallone and Russell in a weird incestuous love triangle, framed for murder, take down the vague bad guy, and enjoy some off-roading. It's <em>Tango &amp; Cash</em>!</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Miracles Still Happen</em> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mS00tGgIIU" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li><em>Maniac Cop</em> - <a href="https://www.shudder.com/watch/maniac-cop/2383169/1" target="_blank">Shudder.TV</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.fandor.com/films/maniac_cop" target="_blank">Fandor</a></li>
<li><em>Manhattan Chase</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MQ2BPVY?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B01MQ2BPVY&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=justwatch09-20" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Phenomena</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MXWNZH9?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B01MXWNZH9&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=justwatch09-20" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<ul>
<li>Being a Vulcan - 2.5/10 stars (Not good)</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601504.us.archive.org/9/items/episode-256-prelude-to-tango-n-cash/episode-256-prelude-to-tango-n-cash.mp3yesFri, 06 Jan 2017 17:31:32 -060029:19bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,2012 - Bad acting is the apocalypseJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Roland pulls out all the stops in the disaster genre by blowing up the entire planet (sorta). Bad science and bad acting abound in one heck of a production, but does that translate into a good time?</p>
<p>Lets just start by saying this film is way too long. By the 3/4 point even the diehard dumb movie viewer is tired and bored of the "excitement". It just keeps going and going and going. That would be ok if you could possibly be emotionally invested in the characters in anyway. But you just want them all to die.</p>
<p>The acting is awful. Woody Harrelson steals the show with his terrible hippie Art Bell. But he's not alone. John Cusask shows us why he went straight to VOD after this. His Jackson Curtis is about the least likable character in all of film. He's a giant douche who at no point redeems himself. Amanda Peet (who somehow manages to keep her top on) does nothing to thrill us. Danny Glover looks quite confused throughout.</p>
<p>The action/disaster sequences though...wow. If they were an amp, they would go to 11. But as mentioned they eventually become stale, bogged down by the surrounding idiocy of the script. Too much is such a thing....</p>
<p>So&nbsp;<em>2012</em> was a sure disappointment on second viewing. This one is best left in the $2 bin at the pawn shop.</p><p>Roland pulls out all the stops in the disaster genre by blowing up the entire planet (sorta). Bad science and bad acting abound in one heck of a production, but does that translate into a good time?</p>
<p>Lets just start by saying this film is way too long. By the 3/4 point even the diehard dumb movie viewer is tired and bored of the "excitement". It just keeps going and going and going. That would be ok if you could possibly be emotionally invested in the characters in anyway. But you just want them all to die.</p>
<p>The acting is awful. Woody Harrelson steals the show with his terrible hippie Art Bell. But he's not alone. John Cusask shows us why he went straight to VOD after this. His Jackson Curtis is about the least likable character in all of film. He's a giant douche who at no point redeems himself. Amanda Peet (who somehow manages to keep her top on) does nothing to thrill us. Danny Glover looks quite confused throughout.</p>
<p>The action/disaster sequences though...wow. If they were an amp, they would go to 11. But as mentioned they eventually become stale, bogged down by the surrounding idiocy of the script. Too much is such a thing....</p>
<p>So&nbsp;<em>2012</em> was a sure disappointment on second viewing. This one is best left in the $2 bin at the pawn shop.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601501.us.archive.org/32/items/episode-255-2012/episode-255-2012.mp3yesMon, 02 Jan 2017 19:16:08 -06001:19:40bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to 2012Justin, Sam and Jackie<p>Well we exit 2016 with a bang...sorta. We went ahead and re-recorded our previous attempt at&nbsp;<em>2012</em>, since we bungled the first versions and now in all it's glory we dive into the 2009 film from stinker Hall of Famer, Roland Emmerich in which the world explodes...sorta.<em><br /></em></p>
<h2>Casual Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Hellbent</em> (1988) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140137/?ref_=fn_al_tt_5" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
<li><em>Demolition High</em> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-aD-Bcq5VA" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><em>The Village of the Giants</em> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELBXRnwLcY" target="_blank">MST3K on YouTube</a> OR <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-E_uZ3oQJ4" target="_blank">standard version</a></span></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - Pop Quiz Hotshot (2012 Edition)</h2>
<ol>
<li>A Judy Garland dress which sold for $302,000 in&nbsp;2012&nbsp;was worn in which movie?&nbsp;The Wizard of Oz</li>
<li>What is the year&nbsp;2012&nbsp;in Roman numerals?&nbsp;MMXII</li>
<li>Who became the oldest actor to win an Oscar in&nbsp;2012?&nbsp;Christopher Plummer</li>
<li>What member of the Monkees died in&nbsp;2012? Davy Jones</li>
<li>Name the devastating mid/N American hurricane of Oct&nbsp;2012?&nbsp;Sandy</li>
<li>What film released in&nbsp;2012&nbsp;went on to win Oscar gold? Argo</li>
<li>Razzie winner? Twilight 4</li>
</ol><p>Well we exit 2016 with a bang...sorta. We went ahead and re-recorded our previous attempt at&nbsp;<em>2012</em>, since we bungled the first versions and now in all it's glory we dive into the 2009 film from stinker Hall of Famer, Roland Emmerich in which the world explodes...sorta.<em><br /></em></p>
<h2>Casual Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Hellbent</em> (1988) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140137/?ref_=fn_al_tt_5" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
<li><em>Demolition High</em> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-aD-Bcq5VA" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><em>The Village of the Giants</em> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELBXRnwLcY" target="_blank">MST3K on YouTube</a> OR <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-E_uZ3oQJ4" target="_blank">standard version</a></span></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - Pop Quiz Hotshot (2012 Edition)</h2>
<ol>
<li>A Judy Garland dress which sold for $302,000 in&nbsp;2012&nbsp;was worn in which movie?&nbsp;The Wizard of Oz</li>
<li>What is the year&nbsp;2012&nbsp;in Roman numerals?&nbsp;MMXII</li>
<li>Who became the oldest actor to win an Oscar in&nbsp;2012?&nbsp;Christopher Plummer</li>
<li>What member of the Monkees died in&nbsp;2012? Davy Jones</li>
<li>Name the devastating mid/N American hurricane of Oct&nbsp;2012?&nbsp;Sandy</li>
<li>What film released in&nbsp;2012&nbsp;went on to win Oscar gold? Argo</li>
<li>Razzie winner? Twilight 4</li>
</ol>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601501.us.archive.org/5/items/episode-254-prelude-to-2012/episode-254-prelude-to-2012.mp3yesFri, 30 Dec 2016 19:26:19 -060025:45bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Black Christmas - A real family Xmas, if you're a psychoJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>When you've been stuck in an attic, are literally yellow, and forced to be your mom's sperm donor for your whole life, you're probably going to have some issues. So pick up your pokey objects and take some eyeballs out in the name of Santa!</p>
<p>The problem here is that this film, while somewhat entertaining, is just too generic and blasé. It's a slasher with fairly little imagination. When you come into a slasher film, you're here for one thing - ridiculous death scenes. This film does NOT have that. There's fairly vague death scenes (oh the camera cut away, the horror!), there's "deaths" that people wouldn't actually die from (such as a tiny icicle shattering through your skull, dropped from a height of 3 feet), and pretty meh makeup. The obsession with eyeball mutilation is over done and gets old after the first two eyeball sequences.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, the plot is super-super stupid. There's two killers, spoilers (too late). And they are possibly the worst, least effective slashers in the history of film. As mentioned, most people wouldn't die from their injuries inflicted, one lady dies on complete accident, and two of them die from impossibility, leaving 3 actual murders accomplished and 1 girl to go ahead and kill the slashers. Meaning out of 12 people, only 3 of them die. Pretty good work guys. Jason or Freddy would have tore through these dumb girls in about 15 minutes.</p>
<p>The killer's motivations are pretty unclear as well. Best we can figure they just want to have a nice Christmas with each other in the house they grew up in. So if that's actually the plot of the film....then this is a movie that understands and declares the true meaning of Christmas. So a surprise there, for sure.</p>
<p>It's fine, there's nothing wrong with this one. But there's not anything that makes this stand out either. There's plenty of missed opportunities that keep this out of being a true stinker classic. Fun dumb plot, bad slasher deaths and a frustrating lack of nudity. Only watch if you are out of good things to do.&nbsp;</p><p>When you've been stuck in an attic, are literally yellow, and forced to be your mom's sperm donor for your whole life, you're probably going to have some issues. So pick up your pokey objects and take some eyeballs out in the name of Santa!</p>
<p>The problem here is that this film, while somewhat entertaining, is just too generic and blasé. It's a slasher with fairly little imagination. When you come into a slasher film, you're here for one thing - ridiculous death scenes. This film does NOT have that. There's fairly vague death scenes (oh the camera cut away, the horror!), there's "deaths" that people wouldn't actually die from (such as a tiny icicle shattering through your skull, dropped from a height of 3 feet), and pretty meh makeup. The obsession with eyeball mutilation is over done and gets old after the first two eyeball sequences.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, the plot is super-super stupid. There's two killers, spoilers (too late). And they are possibly the worst, least effective slashers in the history of film. As mentioned, most people wouldn't die from their injuries inflicted, one lady dies on complete accident, and two of them die from impossibility, leaving 3 actual murders accomplished and 1 girl to go ahead and kill the slashers. Meaning out of 12 people, only 3 of them die. Pretty good work guys. Jason or Freddy would have tore through these dumb girls in about 15 minutes.</p>
<p>The killer's motivations are pretty unclear as well. Best we can figure they just want to have a nice Christmas with each other in the house they grew up in. So if that's actually the plot of the film....then this is a movie that understands and declares the true meaning of Christmas. So a surprise there, for sure.</p>
<p>It's fine, there's nothing wrong with this one. But there's not anything that makes this stand out either. There's plenty of missed opportunities that keep this out of being a true stinker classic. Fun dumb plot, bad slasher deaths and a frustrating lack of nudity. Only watch if you are out of good things to do.&nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia801508.us.archive.org/8/items/episode-253-black-christmas/episode-253-black-christmas.mp3yesMon, 19 Dec 2016 19:41:03 -06001:04:16bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Black ChristmasJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Jingle jingle and egg nog hangover ahoy! It's that magical time for awful crappy holiday movies and Jackie's dialed up a slasher with a special Xmas message; don't ever remake a classic film with a bunch of day-player bimbos.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Nine Deaths of the Ninja -&nbsp;</em><a href="http://www.millcreekent.com/b-movie-blast.html" target="_blank">Mill Creek - B-Movie Blast 50 Pack</a></li>
<li><em>Hundra</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hundra-Laurene-Landon/dp/B01IH7R636/ref=tmm_aiv_title_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a>/<a href="http://www.epix.com/movie/hundra/" target="_blank">Epix</a></li>
<li><em>Missing in Action</em> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRRt6KIP2zg" target="_blank">YouTube</a>/<a href="http://tubitv.com/video/268534/missing_in_action" target="_blank">TubiTV</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Xmas/Bad Xmas</h3>
<ul>
<li>Eternia - <em>He-Man/She-Ra Xmas Special</em></li>
<li><em>Hobo with a Shotgun</em> Town</li>
<li>Kazook - <em>Star Wars Holiday Special</em></li>
</ul><p>Jingle jingle and egg nog hangover ahoy! It's that magical time for awful crappy holiday movies and Jackie's dialed up a slasher with a special Xmas message; don't ever remake a classic film with a bunch of day-player bimbos.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Nine Deaths of the Ninja -&nbsp;</em><a href="http://www.millcreekent.com/b-movie-blast.html" target="_blank">Mill Creek - B-Movie Blast 50 Pack</a></li>
<li><em>Hundra</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hundra-Laurene-Landon/dp/B01IH7R636/ref=tmm_aiv_title_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a>/<a href="http://www.epix.com/movie/hundra/" target="_blank">Epix</a></li>
<li><em>Missing in Action</em> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRRt6KIP2zg" target="_blank">YouTube</a>/<a href="http://tubitv.com/video/268534/missing_in_action" target="_blank">TubiTV</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Xmas/Bad Xmas</h3>
<ul>
<li>Eternia - <em>He-Man/She-Ra Xmas Special</em></li>
<li><em>Hobo with a Shotgun</em> Town</li>
<li>Kazook - <em>Star Wars Holiday Special</em></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601502.us.archive.org/3/items/episode-252-prelude-to-black-christmas/episode-252-prelude-to-black-christmas.mp3yesFri, 16 Dec 2016 17:24:07 -060024:53:34bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,3000 Miles to Graceland - How to ruin ElvisJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Two A-Listers make us question their entire career in what appears to be a metaphorical hang-down contest of who is the tougher guy that gets weekly manicures and follicle treatments. It's Costner vs Russell in full Elvis tradition....the tradition of dying on a toilet.</p>
<p>3000 Miles to Graceland is one of the most inaccurate titles ever. See this map:&nbsp;<a href="http://obeattie.github.io/gmaps-radius/?lat=53.484652&amp;lng=-99.643463&amp;z=3&amp;u=mi&amp;r=3000">http://obeattie.github.io/gmaps-radius/?lat=53.484652&amp;lng=-99.643463&amp;z=3&amp;u=mi&amp;r=3000</a>. That is 3000 Miles from Graceland (Elvis' house). Now we learn that the ship Kurt Russell tries to get to and is located in Mt. Vernon, WA and their trip starts in Las Vegas. That is a journey of about 1,800 miles. So good job already.</p>
<p>Now as far as the film. It sucks. Costner stinks, Russell stinks, Arquette REALLY stinks (but dies early so there's that) and Slater stinks. Courtney Cox looks pretty good but she unfortunately stinks as well. No one in this film is likeable.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The true tragedy of this film is the cast yes but the writing and editing truly is painful. Yes, it's got that early 2000 over-editing plague. Slo-mo, fast cuts and graphics. Butt music, check. Terrible looking CGI (Scorpions battle to the death?), check. Making farts not funny, check. It's a clinic on crappy film-making.</p>
<p>The events of the film don't make any sense. Character interacts are dubious. The action is completely stupid. But in the end, the true tragedy of this film is that it's a 2 hour penis size competition with idiots. I didn't like it, I don't think you will either.</p><p>Two A-Listers make us question their entire career in what appears to be a metaphorical hang-down contest of who is the tougher guy that gets weekly manicures and follicle treatments. It's Costner vs Russell in full Elvis tradition....the tradition of dying on a toilet.</p>
<p>3000 Miles to Graceland is one of the most inaccurate titles ever. See this map:&nbsp;<a href="http://obeattie.github.io/gmaps-radius/?lat=53.484652&amp;lng=-99.643463&amp;z=3&amp;u=mi&amp;r=3000">http://obeattie.github.io/gmaps-radius/?lat=53.484652&amp;lng=-99.643463&amp;z=3&amp;u=mi&amp;r=3000</a>. That is 3000 Miles from Graceland (Elvis' house). Now we learn that the ship Kurt Russell tries to get to and is located in Mt. Vernon, WA and their trip starts in Las Vegas. That is a journey of about 1,800 miles. So good job already.</p>
<p>Now as far as the film. It sucks. Costner stinks, Russell stinks, Arquette REALLY stinks (but dies early so there's that) and Slater stinks. Courtney Cox looks pretty good but she unfortunately stinks as well. No one in this film is likeable.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The true tragedy of this film is the cast yes but the writing and editing truly is painful. Yes, it's got that early 2000 over-editing plague. Slo-mo, fast cuts and graphics. Butt music, check. Terrible looking CGI (Scorpions battle to the death?), check. Making farts not funny, check. It's a clinic on crappy film-making.</p>
<p>The events of the film don't make any sense. Character interacts are dubious. The action is completely stupid. But in the end, the true tragedy of this film is that it's a 2 hour penis size competition with idiots. I didn't like it, I don't think you will either.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601509.us.archive.org/25/items/episode-251-3000-miles-to-graceland/episode-251-3000-miles-to-graceland.mp3yesMon, 12 Dec 2016 19:08:02 -06001:33:30bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to 3000 Miles to GracelandJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Put on your sequin jumpsuit, grow out your side-burns, and fry up them bananas because we've got a movie this week that features too many Elvis' and so many Razzie nominations. It's Kevin Costner vs Kurt Russell in a no hold barred competition of who can suck more.</p>
<h3>Casual Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Murder Weapon</em> (1989)</li>
<li><em>Future Hunters</em> - <a href="http://www.millcreekent.com/sci-fi-invasion-50-movie-pack.html" target="_blank">Part of the Mill Creek Sci-Fi Invasion Pack</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Who Would Win in a Knife Fight</h3>
<ul>
<li>Kevin Costner vs Kurt Russell</li>
</ul><p>Put on your sequin jumpsuit, grow out your side-burns, and fry up them bananas because we've got a movie this week that features too many Elvis' and so many Razzie nominations. It's Kevin Costner vs Kurt Russell in a no hold barred competition of who can suck more.</p>
<h3>Casual Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Murder Weapon</em> (1989)</li>
<li><em>Future Hunters</em> - <a href="http://www.millcreekent.com/sci-fi-invasion-50-movie-pack.html" target="_blank">Part of the Mill Creek Sci-Fi Invasion Pack</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Who Would Win in a Knife Fight</h3>
<ul>
<li>Kevin Costner vs Kurt Russell</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601507.us.archive.org/7/items/episode-250-prelude-to-3000-miles-to-graceland/episode-250-prelude-to-3000-miles-to-graceland.mp3yesFri, 09 Dec 2016 17:30:06 -060027:51bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,ThanksKilling - Damn the Pilgrims!Justin, Sam and Jackie<p>While we're too late for Thanksgiving, it's never too late for a movie about an ancient Native American curse that manifests itself in the form of a very dirty mouthed killer turkey. When you have 0 money and you accomplish what was done here gives us a tip of our hats but a wag of the finger too.</p>
<p>ThanksKilling deserves to be congratulated. It's a better film in all standpoints than the majority of films that cost 0 dollars to make and better than even a majority of films by The Asylum or any crummy gimmick movie showing daily on SyFy. The effects aren't bad, many jokes delivers (some do NOT), the pacing is never dull, and the bad acting is pretty fun. It deserves some merits.</p>
<p>With that it mind, it's a little much. The vulgarity of the turkey tends to get a little old, well after the first line really. The jokes can run a little many with the majority of them falling flat. That's not to say this isn't a funny movie. It's just there's about 60 times more jokes than your common film. It's wall to wall. So if they only have 6 or 7 really good jokes (which is pretty decent) that means there's a thousand that aren't funny.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's sophomoric and moronic. It's juvenile and offensive. It's clearly not for everyone. But there is a modicum of charm here too. So while easy to pick on, we all respect this film for A) getting done, B) delivering what they wanted, C) adding to the genre of mock-films.</p>
<p>ThanksKilling while being really crappy, is well worth the watch. There's some decent commentary on cliche story lines and character developments, the effects are a lot of fun, and the handful of good jokes all make up a good 80 minutes of film. Oh yeah, it's 80 minutes.</p><p>While we're too late for Thanksgiving, it's never too late for a movie about an ancient Native American curse that manifests itself in the form of a very dirty mouthed killer turkey. When you have 0 money and you accomplish what was done here gives us a tip of our hats but a wag of the finger too.</p>
<p>ThanksKilling deserves to be congratulated. It's a better film in all standpoints than the majority of films that cost 0 dollars to make and better than even a majority of films by The Asylum or any crummy gimmick movie showing daily on SyFy. The effects aren't bad, many jokes delivers (some do NOT), the pacing is never dull, and the bad acting is pretty fun. It deserves some merits.</p>
<p>With that it mind, it's a little much. The vulgarity of the turkey tends to get a little old, well after the first line really. The jokes can run a little many with the majority of them falling flat. That's not to say this isn't a funny movie. It's just there's about 60 times more jokes than your common film. It's wall to wall. So if they only have 6 or 7 really good jokes (which is pretty decent) that means there's a thousand that aren't funny.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's sophomoric and moronic. It's juvenile and offensive. It's clearly not for everyone. But there is a modicum of charm here too. So while easy to pick on, we all respect this film for A) getting done, B) delivering what they wanted, C) adding to the genre of mock-films.</p>
<p>ThanksKilling while being really crappy, is well worth the watch. There's some decent commentary on cliche story lines and character developments, the effects are a lot of fun, and the handful of good jokes all make up a good 80 minutes of film. Oh yeah, it's 80 minutes.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601503.us.archive.org/26/items/episode-249-thankskilling/episode-249-thankskilling.mp3yesMon, 28 Nov 2016 18:29:52 -06001:02:45bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to ThankskillingJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Whether we're late on our Thanksgiving episode or not, we're still going to enjoy a delightful little film about a killer turkey enacting revenge upon all white people for the horrors put upon the Native Americans. Sounds plausible...</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Judge Dredd</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/659880" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Hard Target 2</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80112368" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Santo vs las Mujeres Vampiro</em> - (<em>Samson vs the Vampire Women</em>) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJDkuBeV_QA" target="_blank">MST3K</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umRsp3zTvdk" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - Who would win in a knife fight?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Turkey vs Pig</li>
<li>Olive vs Cranberry</li>
<li>Regular Mashed Potatoes vs Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes</li>
</ul><p>Whether we're late on our Thanksgiving episode or not, we're still going to enjoy a delightful little film about a killer turkey enacting revenge upon all white people for the horrors put upon the Native Americans. Sounds plausible...</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Judge Dredd</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/659880" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Hard Target 2</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80112368" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Santo vs las Mujeres Vampiro</em> - (<em>Samson vs the Vampire Women</em>) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJDkuBeV_QA" target="_blank">MST3K</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umRsp3zTvdk" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - Who would win in a knife fight?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Turkey vs Pig</li>
<li>Olive vs Cranberry</li>
<li>Regular Mashed Potatoes vs Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601503.us.archive.org/15/items/episode-248-prelude-to-thankskilling/episode-248-prelude-to-thankskilling.mp3yesFri, 25 Nov 2016 17:32:28 -060028:02bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies, Deuces Wild - A new low in tough guysJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>If you love films where skinny guys with giant heads get into a "I'm tougher than you" contest with lots of undramatic slow-motion surrounded by even more unattractive women, than this movie is for you. Good luck with your life.</p>
<p>This film is a huge POS. We normally give films the benefit of the doubt here but this film truly is a giant pile of crap with nothing redeemable to it. No film has less going for it. Truly. Its unviewable. Even&nbsp;<em>A Star is Born</em> or <i>Mortal Kombat: Annhilation</i> or&nbsp;<em>Grumpy Cat's Xmas&nbsp;</em>have at least one or two things going for them. This doesn't even have one. Not one. Every aspect of this film is crap.</p>
<p>The actors (who some are respectable, not in this) all decided to get up and put on "punch me faces" for the making of this film, even notorious precocious scamp Frankie Muniz. Yes this film makes you want to punch a child, and Matt Dillon. And sorry <em>Walking Dead</em> fans, Norman Reedus stinks and so does&nbsp;<em>Walking Dead.</em></p>
<p>Stay away from <em>Deuces Wild</em>.&nbsp;</p><p>If you love films where skinny guys with giant heads get into a "I'm tougher than you" contest with lots of undramatic slow-motion surrounded by even more unattractive women, than this movie is for you. Good luck with your life.</p>
<p>This film is a huge POS. We normally give films the benefit of the doubt here but this film truly is a giant pile of crap with nothing redeemable to it. No film has less going for it. Truly. Its unviewable. Even&nbsp;<em>A Star is Born</em> or <i>Mortal Kombat: Annhilation</i> or&nbsp;<em>Grumpy Cat's Xmas&nbsp;</em>have at least one or two things going for them. This doesn't even have one. Not one. Every aspect of this film is crap.</p>
<p>The actors (who some are respectable, not in this) all decided to get up and put on "punch me faces" for the making of this film, even notorious precocious scamp Frankie Muniz. Yes this film makes you want to punch a child, and Matt Dillon. And sorry <em>Walking Dead</em> fans, Norman Reedus stinks and so does&nbsp;<em>Walking Dead.</em></p>
<p>Stay away from <em>Deuces Wild</em>.&nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/episode-247-deuces-wild/episode-247-deuces-wild.mp3yesMon, 21 Nov 2016 18:37:00 -06001:12:20bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Deuces WildJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Sam's pick this week gives us an in-depth look of late 50s Brooklyn street gang tough guys. They are tough right? Stephen Dorff and Brad Renfro...they're notorious tough guys, right? James Franco? He's tough....right?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>The Golden Child - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/27038" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80117585" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Dirty Grandpa - <a href="http://www.epix.com/movie/dirty-grandpa" target="_blank">EPIX</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - Who would win in a Knife Fight?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Kevin Bacon vs Stephen Dorff</li>
</ul><p>Sam's pick this week gives us an in-depth look of late 50s Brooklyn street gang tough guys. They are tough right? Stephen Dorff and Brad Renfro...they're notorious tough guys, right? James Franco? He's tough....right?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>The Golden Child - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/27038" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80117585" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Dirty Grandpa - <a href="http://www.epix.com/movie/dirty-grandpa" target="_blank">EPIX</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - Who would win in a Knife Fight?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Kevin Bacon vs Stephen Dorff</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601509.us.archive.org/24/items/episode-246-prelude-to-deuces-wild/episode-246-prelude-to-deuces-wild.mp3yesFri, 18 Nov 2016 18:41:46 -060031:06bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,88 Minutes - Call Campus Security, Pacino is a pervertJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Al Pacino stinks up the entire production of a film with such little story that 88 minutes is just ridiculous fluff. With tons of bad hair, sexual assault, disappearing actors, quite dubious motivations, non-linear time, drunk actors, and questionable filler material. It's pretty bonkers.</p>
<p>Lets start with Al Pacino. He stinks. I'm sorry world, Pacino stinks. He's great. We love him. He's hilarious. But he's not exactly Lawrence Olivier. And this film is a highlight of how bad he is. His hair is outlandish. His skin changes shades of orange and he's just as confused with the film as we are. Great fun, great fun. Except for Alicia Witt, she gets sexually assaulted maybe more than any actress ever by an A-Lister....</p>
<p>Then there's the surrounding players. The world won't be too surprised but Leelee Sobieski stinks. She's always stinky though. Seriously, name a good movie she's ever been in. She's a pariah on film. Fantastic crappy performance here. There's a dean who is quite drunk. Billy Forsythe is exactly what you expect from him. All makes for fun.</p>
<p>The plot is so bland but is barely noticeable because its surrounded by sequence after sequence of banana business. Take for instance, Campus Security. At one point, Al Pacino and Alicia Witt go to Campus Security...whose office rivals Quantico. I believe Dexter interned there. Fox Mulder has an office in the basement. At no time in the history of the world has Campus Security ever looked like this.</p>
<p>While its no&nbsp;<em>Dreamcatcher</em> or&nbsp;<em>The Wicker Man</em>, it is a great ride through terrible acting and bad directorial decisions. It's just a little weak on plot, whether good or bad plot, it doesn't have enough of either. Still....great watch.</p><p>Al Pacino stinks up the entire production of a film with such little story that 88 minutes is just ridiculous fluff. With tons of bad hair, sexual assault, disappearing actors, quite dubious motivations, non-linear time, drunk actors, and questionable filler material. It's pretty bonkers.</p>
<p>Lets start with Al Pacino. He stinks. I'm sorry world, Pacino stinks. He's great. We love him. He's hilarious. But he's not exactly Lawrence Olivier. And this film is a highlight of how bad he is. His hair is outlandish. His skin changes shades of orange and he's just as confused with the film as we are. Great fun, great fun. Except for Alicia Witt, she gets sexually assaulted maybe more than any actress ever by an A-Lister....</p>
<p>Then there's the surrounding players. The world won't be too surprised but Leelee Sobieski stinks. She's always stinky though. Seriously, name a good movie she's ever been in. She's a pariah on film. Fantastic crappy performance here. There's a dean who is quite drunk. Billy Forsythe is exactly what you expect from him. All makes for fun.</p>
<p>The plot is so bland but is barely noticeable because its surrounded by sequence after sequence of banana business. Take for instance, Campus Security. At one point, Al Pacino and Alicia Witt go to Campus Security...whose office rivals Quantico. I believe Dexter interned there. Fox Mulder has an office in the basement. At no time in the history of the world has Campus Security ever looked like this.</p>
<p>While its no&nbsp;<em>Dreamcatcher</em> or&nbsp;<em>The Wicker Man</em>, it is a great ride through terrible acting and bad directorial decisions. It's just a little weak on plot, whether good or bad plot, it doesn't have enough of either. Still....great watch.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601508.us.archive.org/3/items/episode-245-88-minutes/episode-245-88-minutes.mp3yesMon, 14 Nov 2016 18:20:42 -06001:09:55bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to 88 MinutesJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>A fan request comes in this week for some Pacino so we attempt to tackle the 2007 trainwreck about a guy who only has 88 Minutes to solve a murder....his own. Oh my gosh what an amazingly original concept, he said sarcastically. But as fans of terrible acting, we think this has potential.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Serpent's Lair</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Serpents-Lair-Jeff-Fahey/dp/B0168B4IZW" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>The Howling VI</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Howling-VI-Brendan-Hughes/dp/B00B99SLW0/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors</em> - Rent from <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors" target="_blank">take your pick</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor - the Pacino edition</h3>
<ul>
<li>Michael Coreleone - <em>The Godfather</em> series</li>
<li>Lt. Col. Frank Slade - <em>Scent of a Woman</em></li>
<li>The Devil - <em>The Devil's Advocate</em></li>
<li>any other role ever....</li>
</ul><p>A fan request comes in this week for some Pacino so we attempt to tackle the 2007 trainwreck about a guy who only has 88 Minutes to solve a murder....his own. Oh my gosh what an amazingly original concept, he said sarcastically. But as fans of terrible acting, we think this has potential.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Serpent's Lair</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Serpents-Lair-Jeff-Fahey/dp/B0168B4IZW" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>The Howling VI</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Howling-VI-Brendan-Hughes/dp/B00B99SLW0/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors</em> - Rent from <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors" target="_blank">take your pick</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor - the Pacino edition</h3>
<ul>
<li>Michael Coreleone - <em>The Godfather</em> series</li>
<li>Lt. Col. Frank Slade - <em>Scent of a Woman</em></li>
<li>The Devil - <em>The Devil's Advocate</em></li>
<li>any other role ever....</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601504.us.archive.org/17/items/episode-244-prelude-to-88-minutes/episode-244-prelude-to-88-minutes.mp3yesFri, 11 Nov 2016 17:22:55 -060032:22bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Blood FreakJustin, Sam and JackieThis episode of the podcast centers around the classic Thanksgiving film from 1972, Blood Freak. Its that old tale of a man who smokes a little pot, eats an entire turkey and those goes on a tryptophan fueled and murderous rampage by becoming a freaking turkey. Yep. That's it.
Blood Freak is freaking insane and one of the worst movies ever made. The production values are incredibly poor with poor lighting, out of focus shots, terrible set design and horrible acting. It's right in line with films like Eegah!, Monster A Go-Go, The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies, or anything starring Tor Johnson. How this managed to get past the MST3K crew is a mystery deeper than where the hell is Amelia Earhardt.
As its sooooo bad, it's super super super fun. Its so riffable as it is terribly paced and stuffed with ridiculous scenarios and dialogue. At one point, the main turkey's fresh girlfriend and apparent fiance finds that her love is now a turkey head guy but decides to have sex with him anyways. Add in the entire films premise and you've got a must see on your hands.
The bizarreness never stops and gets going immediately with the director coming on screen and delivering a narrative moral explaination of "the events you are about to witness" and then takes a big drag on his cigarette mid-sentence. It should also be mentioned that he's reading his lines from a piece of paper and he can't even do that well. This happens about 5 more times throughout the film and each time is hilarious with the end lecture being a showcase of unintentional comedy. Wow.
The sheer lunacy of the film is the big draw but the combo of terrible acting and hilarity via both the mistakes made on camera and the riffs coming that even someone unfamiliar with riffing a film (say your dog or your grandma) make this an absolute must do of fans of the worst of the worst. Very underrated stinker.This episode of the podcast centers around the classic Thanksgiving film from 1972, Blood Freak. Its that old tale of a man who smokes a little pot, eats an entire turkey and those goes on a tryptophan fueled and murderous rampage by becoming a freaking turkey. Yep. That's it.
Blood Freak is freaking insane and one of the worst movies ever made. The production values are incredibly poor with poor lighting, out of focus shots, terrible set design and horrible acting. It's right in line with films like Eegah!, Monster A Go-Go, The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies, or anything starring Tor Johnson. How this managed to get past the MST3K crew is a mystery deeper than where the hell is Amelia Earhardt.
As its sooooo bad, it's super super super fun. Its so riffable as it is terribly paced and stuffed with ridiculous scenarios and dialogue. At one point, the main turkey's fresh girlfriend and apparent fiance finds that her love is now a turkey head guy but decides to have sex with him anyways. Add in the entire films premise and you've got a must see on your hands.
The bizarreness never stops and gets going immediately with the director coming on screen and delivering a narrative moral explaination of "the events you are about to witness" and then takes a big drag on his cigarette mid-sentence. It should also be mentioned that he's reading his lines from a piece of paper and he can't even do that well. This happens about 5 more times throughout the film and each time is hilarious with the end lecture being a showcase of unintentional comedy. Wow.
The sheer lunacy of the film is the big draw but the combo of terrible acting and hilarity via both the mistakes made on camera and the riffs coming that even someone unfamiliar with riffing a film (say your dog or your grandma) make this an absolute must do of fans of the worst of the worst. Very underrated stinker.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601501.us.archive.org/14/items/episode-243-blood-freak/episode-243-blood-freak.mp3yesMon, 07 Nov 2016 17:38:25 -06001:04:25bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Blood FreakJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>In early preparation for Thanksgiving, Jackie gets a headstart with pulling the trigger on a turkey of a movie from 1972, 3 weeks early. But that's OK because it's a spooky tale about a motorcycle guy who smokes some pot and gets turned into a murderous turkey. Just like your family.</p>
<p><strong>Special Segment - Films we've seen the most in a given period of time</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Jackie - <em>Care Bears Movie, The Beastmaster, Love Actually</em></li>
<li>Justin - <em>Condorman</em>,&nbsp;<em>Batman, Fight Club</em></li>
<li>Sam - <em>Rambo II, Encino Man, The A-Team, Children of Men</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Who Would Win in a Knife Fight</h3>
<ul>
<li>A Thanksgiving Turkey vs The Easter Bunny</li>
</ul><p>In early preparation for Thanksgiving, Jackie gets a headstart with pulling the trigger on a turkey of a movie from 1972, 3 weeks early. But that's OK because it's a spooky tale about a motorcycle guy who smokes some pot and gets turned into a murderous turkey. Just like your family.</p>
<p><strong>Special Segment - Films we've seen the most in a given period of time</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Jackie - <em>Care Bears Movie, The Beastmaster, Love Actually</em></li>
<li>Justin - <em>Condorman</em>,&nbsp;<em>Batman, Fight Club</em></li>
<li>Sam - <em>Rambo II, Encino Man, The A-Team, Children of Men</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Who Would Win in a Knife Fight</h3>
<ul>
<li>A Thanksgiving Turkey vs The Easter Bunny</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601504.us.archive.org/15/items/episode-242-prelude-to-blood-freak/episode-242-prelude-to-blood-freak.mp3yesFri, 04 Nov 2016 16:47:33 -050020:14:01bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Order of the Black EagleJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Duncan Jax and his faithful companion, Boon are back to take down a group of Nazis living in South America from accomplishing their dubious evil plans, mostly having a functioning laser and unfreezing their cryogenic leader, Ze Furor. Yes that one.</p>
<p>Let's get right out there and say that <em>Order of the Black Eagle</em> and <em>Unmasking the Idol</em> are two of the funnest films we've had the pleasure of discussing on this show. They REALLY need to be re-release as a dual pack on Blu-Ray. As much fun as we had with the first one we may have had more fun with the second. These are fantastic.</p>
<p>Ian Hunter is once again dialing up the charm and pizzazz to 50. He's not quite as eye-flaring as he was in the first one but he's just as goofy and wonderful. Boon has a reduced role but when he's there, whoa boy. He's epic.</p>
<p>The majority of this film is getting to business. While the last one has a lot more dialogue this one has a lot more action. Both are equally awesome and ridiculous but this one is more packed from start to finish, with emphasis on the finish. Duncan teams up with a team of mercenaries (each with unique skill set and personality) and then things really fly off the handle.</p>
<p>There's a ton of incredibly dangerous stunts again. Lots of bad landings and exploded stuntmen. I can't imagine there weren't a plethora of injuries after this one.</p>
<p>This film may have "more" in it than most films. It's really got everything (except nudity) but let me just toss a couple spoilers - Hitler cake, Baboon Tank, hovercrafts, missiles, cat-burglarizing, huge guns, deadly poker games, a man-chucking man, dirt-bike hot-dogging,&nbsp;</p>
<p>So much fun and so much shenanigans that the Duncan Jax duology should not be missed. We all love these films.</p><p>Duncan Jax and his faithful companion, Boon are back to take down a group of Nazis living in South America from accomplishing their dubious evil plans, mostly having a functioning laser and unfreezing their cryogenic leader, Ze Furor. Yes that one.</p>
<p>Let's get right out there and say that <em>Order of the Black Eagle</em> and <em>Unmasking the Idol</em> are two of the funnest films we've had the pleasure of discussing on this show. They REALLY need to be re-release as a dual pack on Blu-Ray. As much fun as we had with the first one we may have had more fun with the second. These are fantastic.</p>
<p>Ian Hunter is once again dialing up the charm and pizzazz to 50. He's not quite as eye-flaring as he was in the first one but he's just as goofy and wonderful. Boon has a reduced role but when he's there, whoa boy. He's epic.</p>
<p>The majority of this film is getting to business. While the last one has a lot more dialogue this one has a lot more action. Both are equally awesome and ridiculous but this one is more packed from start to finish, with emphasis on the finish. Duncan teams up with a team of mercenaries (each with unique skill set and personality) and then things really fly off the handle.</p>
<p>There's a ton of incredibly dangerous stunts again. Lots of bad landings and exploded stuntmen. I can't imagine there weren't a plethora of injuries after this one.</p>
<p>This film may have "more" in it than most films. It's really got everything (except nudity) but let me just toss a couple spoilers - Hitler cake, Baboon Tank, hovercrafts, missiles, cat-burglarizing, huge guns, deadly poker games, a man-chucking man, dirt-bike hot-dogging,&nbsp;</p>
<p>So much fun and so much shenanigans that the Duncan Jax duology should not be missed. We all love these films.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601500.us.archive.org/28/items/episode-241-order-of-the-black-eagle/episode-241-order-of-the-black-eagle.mp3yesMon, 31 Oct 2016 17:29:05 -05001:07:52bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Order of the Black EagleJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>This week on the podcast Sam follows up the first Duncan Jax movie with what may or may not be the sequel to Unmasking the Idol. This time Duncan's going to take down a bunch of Nazis who happen to have a little special guest on their hands.</p>
<p><strong>Movies Discussed</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Shin Gojira</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>A Tribute to Hastings, Your Entertainment Superstore</strong></p>
<p>Jackie shares tales of working there, Sam tells us about a little known side-effect of shopping there, and Justin remembers finding <em>Pieces</em>, <em>America 3000</em> and the biggest piece of crap ever, <em>Vampire Vixens from Venus</em>.</p>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Duncan Jax</li>
<li>Star</li>
<li>Baron Goldtooth</li>
</ul><p>This week on the podcast Sam follows up the first Duncan Jax movie with what may or may not be the sequel to Unmasking the Idol. This time Duncan's going to take down a bunch of Nazis who happen to have a little special guest on their hands.</p>
<p><strong>Movies Discussed</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Shin Gojira</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>A Tribute to Hastings, Your Entertainment Superstore</strong></p>
<p>Jackie shares tales of working there, Sam tells us about a little known side-effect of shopping there, and Justin remembers finding <em>Pieces</em>, <em>America 3000</em> and the biggest piece of crap ever, <em>Vampire Vixens from Venus</em>.</p>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Duncan Jax</li>
<li>Star</li>
<li>Baron Goldtooth</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601502.us.archive.org/4/items/episode-240-prelude-to-order-of-the-black-eagle/episode-240-prelude-to-order-of-the-black-eagle.mp3yesyesFri, 28 Oct 2016 17:55:51 -050033:12:00bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Condorman - the fondue of Disney filmsJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Disney bungles a live-action version of a cartoon with the least believable action star that has ever delved into the spy/superhero game. But add one of the raddest car chases, laser turret boats, rocket powered zip lines, and the worst costume you've ever seen and you've got one of the best early 80's turds to ever grace the screen. Wahoo!</p>
<p>The movie follows Woody who is the graphic artist behind the Condorman comic book frachise. Woody foolishly stumbles into a Soviet defection mission for the CIA and must employ the skills of his creation to help the beautiful and mysterious Natalia escape from the villainous Krakov and his right hand man, Morovitch and his team of skilled killers. You can use that if you'd like IMDB.</p>
<p>Michael Crawford's Woody is seriously one of the strangest casting decisions. Yes he's goofy and bumbling but at the same point is completely devoid of charm. Yet he's so unlikable that he becomes likable. It also seems like they gave him teeth extensions and raised the octave of his voice by a factor of 2. The rest of the cast does a fine job including a clearly drunk Oliver Reed.</p>
<p>The car sequence is the reason everyone shows up to this film though. While the Condormobile may be incalculably stupid looking, the things this car can do...whew. The sequence is so rad that we all truly believe that&nbsp;<em>The Fast and the Furious</em> used it as inspiration for Dom's team of skilled driver, bad guys. Come for the goofy, stay for the car chase.<em><br /></em></p>
<p>In the end, there is no way that&nbsp;<em>Condorman</em> could have been successful. It is just too goofy. But its beautiful in its likability. It's a fairly safe bet and a great film to share with your children when its time. We love it.</p><p>Disney bungles a live-action version of a cartoon with the least believable action star that has ever delved into the spy/superhero game. But add one of the raddest car chases, laser turret boats, rocket powered zip lines, and the worst costume you've ever seen and you've got one of the best early 80's turds to ever grace the screen. Wahoo!</p>
<p>The movie follows Woody who is the graphic artist behind the Condorman comic book frachise. Woody foolishly stumbles into a Soviet defection mission for the CIA and must employ the skills of his creation to help the beautiful and mysterious Natalia escape from the villainous Krakov and his right hand man, Morovitch and his team of skilled killers. You can use that if you'd like IMDB.</p>
<p>Michael Crawford's Woody is seriously one of the strangest casting decisions. Yes he's goofy and bumbling but at the same point is completely devoid of charm. Yet he's so unlikable that he becomes likable. It also seems like they gave him teeth extensions and raised the octave of his voice by a factor of 2. The rest of the cast does a fine job including a clearly drunk Oliver Reed.</p>
<p>The car sequence is the reason everyone shows up to this film though. While the Condormobile may be incalculably stupid looking, the things this car can do...whew. The sequence is so rad that we all truly believe that&nbsp;<em>The Fast and the Furious</em> used it as inspiration for Dom's team of skilled driver, bad guys. Come for the goofy, stay for the car chase.<em><br /></em></p>
<p>In the end, there is no way that&nbsp;<em>Condorman</em> could have been successful. It is just too goofy. But its beautiful in its likability. It's a fairly safe bet and a great film to share with your children when its time. We love it.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia601503.us.archive.org/35/items/episode-239-condorman/episode-239-condorman.mp3yesMon, 24 Oct 2016 16:31:18 -05001:02:00bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to CondormanJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Back in 1981, Disney tried to gift the world with a live-action version of a comic-book character, and failed miserably. But their mistake is our great reward as&nbsp;<em>Condorman</em> sweeps through the show. We are giddy with excitement.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Death Wish II - EPIX</li>
<li>Death Wish III - TUBITV</li>
<li>Troll - EPIX and Prime</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>Emo-Man -&nbsp;You gain powers based on your emotional state, ie angry you get hulky, peaceful you get zenlike, sad you can shoot water out your eyes, horny you get smelly genitals....</p><p>Back in 1981, Disney tried to gift the world with a live-action version of a comic-book character, and failed miserably. But their mistake is our great reward as&nbsp;<em>Condorman</em> sweeps through the show. We are giddy with excitement.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Death Wish II - EPIX</li>
<li>Death Wish III - TUBITV</li>
<li>Troll - EPIX and Prime</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>Emo-Man -&nbsp;You gain powers based on your emotional state, ie angry you get hulky, peaceful you get zenlike, sad you can shoot water out your eyes, horny you get smelly genitals....</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/ia801500.us.archive.org/15/items/episode-238-prelude-to-condorman/episode-238-prelude-to-condorman.mp3yesFri, 21 Oct 2016 16:27:46 -050034:41bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,American Ninja 2: Attack of the Ninja ClonesJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Michael J. Dudikoff and Steve James are back from&nbsp;<em>American Ninja</em> and this time the volume of ninja gets ramped up to ludicrous levels. How do you get so many ninja? Well you just build an evil clone army of them so you can be a drug kingpin. What? Yep.</p>
<p>In another instance of Golan and Globus having very little understanding of the ninja, we also have very little understanding of their understanding. When you can clone ninja, what do you do with the ninja you've cloned? Well you become the kingpin of drugs. So why do you need ninja? Are they couriers? Are they drug dealers? Are they guards? Why not just have guys with guns? And why are your cloned ninja so inept? The plot is quite dumb.</p>
<p>Dudikoff is back and we're all too happy to see him. However, due to no fault of his own, he's not quite the same Pvt. Joe Armstrong from the first film. We really missed the unnecessary and out of place James Dean poses. He's a little less featured in this one, the stars are the ninja. However, we do give props for the incredibly tight pants that inspired the cinematographer to focus the viewers attention on a bulbous package. Ridiculous.</p>
<p>Steve James doesn't even bother waiting to get his shirt off and pretty much doesn't bother with clothes for the majority of this film. He fights a ton of ninja on his own and suddenly possesses very unusual weapons to dispatch them. Hilarious.</p>
<p>The stunts are incredibly dangerous and &nbsp;many many men clearly get injured in horrific manners in the filming of this movie. There is a couple of extremely excellent action sequences (the beach fight, the ninja vs truck sequence, and the bar fight) that are top notch and make this film worth watching just for them. Forget all the other elements; these sequences are fantastic.</p>
<p>With that in mind though, we didn't feel that <em>American Ninja 2: The Confrontation</em> is quite the same film as <em>American Ninja</em>. Yes there is a few sequences that are exceptional but there are also some very stale jokes and the final showdown pales in comparison to the final showdown in the first film. There is also less Dudikoff being a jackass and Charlie #2 needs more screen-time. Its a classic stinker but saying that it is the centerpiece of the franchise is a mistake.</p><p>Michael J. Dudikoff and Steve James are back from&nbsp;<em>American Ninja</em> and this time the volume of ninja gets ramped up to ludicrous levels. How do you get so many ninja? Well you just build an evil clone army of them so you can be a drug kingpin. What? Yep.</p>
<p>In another instance of Golan and Globus having very little understanding of the ninja, we also have very little understanding of their understanding. When you can clone ninja, what do you do with the ninja you've cloned? Well you become the kingpin of drugs. So why do you need ninja? Are they couriers? Are they drug dealers? Are they guards? Why not just have guys with guns? And why are your cloned ninja so inept? The plot is quite dumb.</p>
<p>Dudikoff is back and we're all too happy to see him. However, due to no fault of his own, he's not quite the same Pvt. Joe Armstrong from the first film. We really missed the unnecessary and out of place James Dean poses. He's a little less featured in this one, the stars are the ninja. However, we do give props for the incredibly tight pants that inspired the cinematographer to focus the viewers attention on a bulbous package. Ridiculous.</p>
<p>Steve James doesn't even bother waiting to get his shirt off and pretty much doesn't bother with clothes for the majority of this film. He fights a ton of ninja on his own and suddenly possesses very unusual weapons to dispatch them. Hilarious.</p>
<p>The stunts are incredibly dangerous and &nbsp;many many men clearly get injured in horrific manners in the filming of this movie. There is a couple of extremely excellent action sequences (the beach fight, the ninja vs truck sequence, and the bar fight) that are top notch and make this film worth watching just for them. Forget all the other elements; these sequences are fantastic.</p>
<p>With that in mind though, we didn't feel that <em>American Ninja 2: The Confrontation</em> is quite the same film as <em>American Ninja</em>. Yes there is a few sequences that are exceptional but there are also some very stale jokes and the final showdown pales in comparison to the final showdown in the first film. There is also less Dudikoff being a jackass and Charlie #2 needs more screen-time. Its a classic stinker but saying that it is the centerpiece of the franchise is a mistake.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-237-american-ninja-2.mp3yesMon, 17 Oct 2016 17:47:39 -05001:21:01bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to American Ninja 2: The ConfrontationJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>It's time to finish off our Ninja-threepeat with a follow up to our&nbsp;<em>American Ninja&nbsp;</em>episode in which Michael Dudikoff dons the role of Pvt. Joe Armstrong, teams up with Curtis Jackson and fights hordes and hordes of random ninja.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Wave - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80080201" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Knock Knock - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Knock-Keanu-Reeves/dp/B016D5UG6I" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>Malibu Beach - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BPQMZJQ/ref=atv_piv_owned?_encoding=UTF8&amp;imdbref_tt_wbr_pivt=0m0stag%3Dimdbtag_tt_wbr_piv-20" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Wild Card - Who'd win in a Knife Fight?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump</li>
</ul><p>It's time to finish off our Ninja-threepeat with a follow up to our&nbsp;<em>American Ninja&nbsp;</em>episode in which Michael Dudikoff dons the role of Pvt. Joe Armstrong, teams up with Curtis Jackson and fights hordes and hordes of random ninja.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Wave - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80080201" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Knock Knock - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Knock-Keanu-Reeves/dp/B016D5UG6I" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>Malibu Beach - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BPQMZJQ/ref=atv_piv_owned?_encoding=UTF8&amp;imdbref_tt_wbr_pivt=0m0stag%3Dimdbtag_tt_wbr_piv-20" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Wild Card - Who'd win in a Knife Fight?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-236-prelude-to-american-ninja-2.mp3yesSat, 15 Oct 2016 03:57:19 -050031:37bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Unmasking the Idol - Like a golden Buddha filled with pirate treasureJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Worth Keeter's first Duncan Jax film is one of the film-world's must undiscovered gems. It's a glorious romp of all things awesome. If you like any fun film ever, then&nbsp;<em>Unmasking the Idol</em> is right up you're alley. It's banana's in the best manner.</p>
<p>Somehow&nbsp;<em>Unmasking the Idol&nbsp;</em>has gone under the radar since its debut 30 years ago. Only 88 user ratings exist on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202046/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">IMDB</a>&nbsp;(including the rating we gave). Host of Stinker Madness, Justin, has it as his 10th favorite bad movie of all time. That is enough right there to have this movie have at least 100 user ratings on IMDB.</p>
<p><em>Unmasking the Idol&nbsp;</em>is one of our "Stop what you are doing and go watch this film" movies. It's truly a gift and no fan of Stinker Madness should miss this film. As of this writing it is streaming on Amazon Prime so do yourself a favor and watch this now:&nbsp;</p><p>Worth Keeter's first Duncan Jax film is one of the film-world's must undiscovered gems. It's a glorious romp of all things awesome. If you like any fun film ever, then&nbsp;<em>Unmasking the Idol</em> is right up you're alley. It's banana's in the best manner.</p>
<p>Somehow&nbsp;<em>Unmasking the Idol&nbsp;</em>has gone under the radar since its debut 30 years ago. Only 88 user ratings exist on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202046/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">IMDB</a>&nbsp;(including the rating we gave). Host of Stinker Madness, Justin, has it as his 10th favorite bad movie of all time. That is enough right there to have this movie have at least 100 user ratings on IMDB.</p>
<p><em>Unmasking the Idol&nbsp;</em>is one of our "Stop what you are doing and go watch this film" movies. It's truly a gift and no fan of Stinker Madness should miss this film. As of this writing it is streaming on Amazon Prime so do yourself a favor and watch this now:&nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-235-unmasking-the-idol.mp3yesMon, 03 Oct 2016 17:26:28 -05001:16:15bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Unmasking the IdolJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>A little known film from 1986 that features untold amounts of ninjas, treasure, espionage, ninjas, 3-wheeler's, a baboon, a bad-ass Ford Ranger, and so many balloons comes to the show. This is one movie you won't want to miss.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>The 5th Wave - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/26993" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>London Has Fallen - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70301344?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - Who Wins in a Knife Fight</h2>
<ul>
<li>Boon (Unmasking the Idol) vs. Clyde (Every Which Way But Loose)</li>
</ul><p>A little known film from 1986 that features untold amounts of ninjas, treasure, espionage, ninjas, 3-wheeler's, a baboon, a bad-ass Ford Ranger, and so many balloons comes to the show. This is one movie you won't want to miss.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>The 5th Wave - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/26993" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>London Has Fallen - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70301344?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - Who Wins in a Knife Fight</h2>
<ul>
<li>Boon (Unmasking the Idol) vs. Clyde (Every Which Way But Loose)</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-234-prelude-to-unmasking-the-idol.mp3yesFri, 30 Sep 2016 15:55:04 -050027:26bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Ninja III: The Domination - The Worst Cannon movie?Justin, Sam and Jackie<p>A deceased magical ninja with questionable motives possesses a telephone line working/aerobics instructor and gets her to revengify a bunch of cops who blew the ninja away (justifiably). Meanwhile, lasers, gymnastics, so much magic, and awful effects abound. Plus back hair and V8!</p>
<p><em>Ninja III</em> may be the worst movie Cannon ever made. We're talking about Cannon here remember. This thing stinks so bad. The story is incredibly dumb/nonexistant, the action is completely ridiculous, the acting is awful, the shots are poorly staged, the effects are horrendous, dialogue is unbelievable and the complete lack of understanding life/people/reality is abundant. With that in mind, it adds up for so much fun. Wow, what a great bad movie.</p>
<p>It's a film like this that makes us feel lacking as reviewers of film, because this thing is just indescribable. Roger Ebert may not have been able to really figure out what&nbsp;<em>Ninja III</em> is. But watch it, I mean look at our star rating for it!</p>
<p>We can't stress how awesome&nbsp;<em>Ninja III</em>&nbsp;is. This is the pinnacle of stupid ninja business ala Robert Hamburger (realutimatepower.net). So many deaths by ninja, so much ninja magic, and tons of closeups of people wearing eye-liner. Wahoo!</p><p>A deceased magical ninja with questionable motives possesses a telephone line working/aerobics instructor and gets her to revengify a bunch of cops who blew the ninja away (justifiably). Meanwhile, lasers, gymnastics, so much magic, and awful effects abound. Plus back hair and V8!</p>
<p><em>Ninja III</em> may be the worst movie Cannon ever made. We're talking about Cannon here remember. This thing stinks so bad. The story is incredibly dumb/nonexistant, the action is completely ridiculous, the acting is awful, the shots are poorly staged, the effects are horrendous, dialogue is unbelievable and the complete lack of understanding life/people/reality is abundant. With that in mind, it adds up for so much fun. Wow, what a great bad movie.</p>
<p>It's a film like this that makes us feel lacking as reviewers of film, because this thing is just indescribable. Roger Ebert may not have been able to really figure out what&nbsp;<em>Ninja III</em> is. But watch it, I mean look at our star rating for it!</p>
<p>We can't stress how awesome&nbsp;<em>Ninja III</em>&nbsp;is. This is the pinnacle of stupid ninja business ala Robert Hamburger (realutimatepower.net). So many deaths by ninja, so much ninja magic, and tons of closeups of people wearing eye-liner. Wahoo!</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-233-ninja-iii.mp3yesMon, 19 Sep 2016 17:42:13 -05001:27:32bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Ninja III: The DominationJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>This episode of the famed SM show, we put on our best disguises, pull out our tree-climbing ropes, and get ready to assassinate one of Cannon's most ridiculous films brought to the big screen. Like a ninja this film is disguised as a ninja film but it's 100% banana business. Plus the whole thing is free on YouTube! Thanks Paramount Vault!</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Jaws - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60001220?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Jaws II - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60020332?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Jaws 3 - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60028468?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Jaws: The Revenge - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60028469?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Pop Quiz, Hotshot - Ninja Edition</h3>
<ul>
<li>Q: The word/kanji for&nbsp;Ninja&nbsp;didn't appear until the 20th century. What were they called before then?</li>
<li>Q: First record of&nbsp;Ninja?</li>
<li>Q: The&nbsp;ninja&nbsp;star, or Shuriken is probably the most notorious weapon used by ninjas. What was it's primary function?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Q: Describe the garb of the&nbsp;ninja?</li>
<li>Q: What is a&nbsp;kusarigama?</li>
<li>Q: What's a kunoichi?</li>
</ul><p>This episode of the famed SM show, we put on our best disguises, pull out our tree-climbing ropes, and get ready to assassinate one of Cannon's most ridiculous films brought to the big screen. Like a ninja this film is disguised as a ninja film but it's 100% banana business. Plus the whole thing is free on YouTube! Thanks Paramount Vault!</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Jaws - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60001220?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Jaws II - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60020332?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Jaws 3 - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60028468?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Jaws: The Revenge - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60028469?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Pop Quiz, Hotshot - Ninja Edition</h3>
<ul>
<li>Q: The word/kanji for&nbsp;Ninja&nbsp;didn't appear until the 20th century. What were they called before then?</li>
<li>Q: First record of&nbsp;Ninja?</li>
<li>Q: The&nbsp;ninja&nbsp;star, or Shuriken is probably the most notorious weapon used by ninjas. What was it's primary function?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Q: Describe the garb of the&nbsp;ninja?</li>
<li>Q: What is a&nbsp;kusarigama?</li>
<li>Q: What's a kunoichi?</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-232-prelude-to-ninja-iii.mp3yesFri, 16 Sep 2016 16:46:27 -050037:32bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Glitter - It can't overpower the lamenessJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>In 2001, Mariah Carey decided to wreck thousands of lives and destroy Sam's affection for her visual appearance, primarily her face. While "glitter<em>&nbsp;</em>can't overpower the artist"&nbsp;<em>Glitter</em> can't even overpower it's own idiocy, racism, and sexism.</p>
<p>What?&nbsp;<em>Glitter&nbsp;</em>is a period-piece? This takes place in 1983? WTF? Why on Earth does it take place in 1983? The clothes, the cars, the music, the set pieces, the vernacular, NOTHING was done that says "Hey, it's 1983" except a bottom 1/3 graphic. It's screams that it's actually 2001. And 1983 serves absolutely no purpose to the story. None. If there was a bad movie award for poor and unnecessary choices and the subsequent execution of said choice, this would have been that categories <em>Gone With the Wind.</em></p>
<p>So Mariah....is a pariah....to acting. Now that that terrible joke is over, she stinks. She truly looks lost and confused throughout the entire production. She appears to be on Quaaludes and just tripping balls at the production lights on the set. She's out of it completely. Unfortunately, her terrible performance is not a fun thing to view. It's not laughable or enjoyable. It's almost none-existent as this film hardly features any lines for her to screw up. So no fun there which this reviewer looked forward to the most. Bummer.</p>
<p>Then there's the visual aspect to Carey. We're not going to talk about any physical characteristics that she was born with, so I feel we're clear here. We're talking about whomever was in charge of hair, makeup, attire, and shooting around her stupid eyebrows. It's awful. Mariah Carey very well could be an absolutely beautiful woman but we can tell you that she's positively down-right fugly in&nbsp;<em>Glitter</em>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The songs stink, the performances are nowhere to be found, the acting sucks, Terrance Howard has a "punch me" face, everyone is douche, the story is absent, and fails to come around and make the statement that it <strong>EXPLICITLY</strong> states at one point. Despite all of that, the fact that this film is #31 on the IMDB Bottom 100, but it is NOT that terrible. Possibly bottom 100 but #31 is way too high. It's just not very good. But it isn't very easy to hate unless you have some problem with the lead outside of the film. Hate is required for a film to be this high and there's just not enough going on to hate it. It's just not good. But with that, it's still not worth watching.</p><p>In 2001, Mariah Carey decided to wreck thousands of lives and destroy Sam's affection for her visual appearance, primarily her face. While "glitter<em>&nbsp;</em>can't overpower the artist"&nbsp;<em>Glitter</em> can't even overpower it's own idiocy, racism, and sexism.</p>
<p>What?&nbsp;<em>Glitter&nbsp;</em>is a period-piece? This takes place in 1983? WTF? Why on Earth does it take place in 1983? The clothes, the cars, the music, the set pieces, the vernacular, NOTHING was done that says "Hey, it's 1983" except a bottom 1/3 graphic. It's screams that it's actually 2001. And 1983 serves absolutely no purpose to the story. None. If there was a bad movie award for poor and unnecessary choices and the subsequent execution of said choice, this would have been that categories <em>Gone With the Wind.</em></p>
<p>So Mariah....is a pariah....to acting. Now that that terrible joke is over, she stinks. She truly looks lost and confused throughout the entire production. She appears to be on Quaaludes and just tripping balls at the production lights on the set. She's out of it completely. Unfortunately, her terrible performance is not a fun thing to view. It's not laughable or enjoyable. It's almost none-existent as this film hardly features any lines for her to screw up. So no fun there which this reviewer looked forward to the most. Bummer.</p>
<p>Then there's the visual aspect to Carey. We're not going to talk about any physical characteristics that she was born with, so I feel we're clear here. We're talking about whomever was in charge of hair, makeup, attire, and shooting around her stupid eyebrows. It's awful. Mariah Carey very well could be an absolutely beautiful woman but we can tell you that she's positively down-right fugly in&nbsp;<em>Glitter</em>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The songs stink, the performances are nowhere to be found, the acting sucks, Terrance Howard has a "punch me" face, everyone is douche, the story is absent, and fails to come around and make the statement that it <strong>EXPLICITLY</strong> states at one point. Despite all of that, the fact that this film is #31 on the IMDB Bottom 100, but it is NOT that terrible. Possibly bottom 100 but #31 is way too high. It's just not very good. But it isn't very easy to hate unless you have some problem with the lead outside of the film. Hate is required for a film to be this high and there's just not enough going on to hate it. It's just not good. But with that, it's still not worth watching.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-231-glitter.mp3yesMon, 12 Sep 2016 17:28:57 -05001:08:19bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to GlitterJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>It's time for Jackie to choose another Razzie winning and highly nominated "musical". In 2001, men in ties decided to crap in our ears and eyes as the allow Mariah Carey to create her own movie about her career (sorta). Get ready for gluch....</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Curse of Sleeping Beauty - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80088628?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Justin's Top 5 80's Action Guys!</h3>
<p>5. <strong>Kurt Russell</strong> - Escape from LA, The Thing, Big Trouble, Tango &amp; Cash<br />4. <strong>Chuck Norris</strong> - Delta Force, Firewalker, Invasion USA, Lone Wolf McQuade<br />3. <strong>Jackie Chan</strong> - Project A, Meals on Wheels, Police Story, Armour of God<br />2. <strong>Sly Stallone</strong> - All Rambos, Rocky IV, Cobra, Tango &amp; Cash<br />1. <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger</strong> - Conan, Commando, Predator, Running Man</p>
<h4>Here's who is NOT on the list:</h4>
<ol>
<li>Bruce Willis - Blow Hard IV - I'm a douchebag</li>
<li>Mel Gibson - Being in a film franchise where you make quirky faces and deliver lines at the speed Robin Williams tells jokes doesn't qualify as action guy.</li>
<li>Carl Weathers - Action Jackson's lack of action is an instant out - nice backflip over a car though.</li>
<li>Sigourney Weaver - Aliens is a shitty sequel and that's all she did.</li>
</ol>
<h4><span style="background-color: transparent;">Honorable mentions</span></h4>
<ul>
<li>Sonny Landham</li>
<li>Cynthia Rothrock</li>
<li>Bill Duke</li>
<li>Sho Kosugi</li>
</ul>
<h3>Wild Card - Who would win in a knife fight?</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Last Unicorn vs. Falcor the luck dragon</li>
</ul><p>It's time for Jackie to choose another Razzie winning and highly nominated "musical". In 2001, men in ties decided to crap in our ears and eyes as the allow Mariah Carey to create her own movie about her career (sorta). Get ready for gluch....</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Curse of Sleeping Beauty - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80088628?trkid=undefined" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Justin's Top 5 80's Action Guys!</h3>
<p>5. <strong>Kurt Russell</strong> - Escape from LA, The Thing, Big Trouble, Tango &amp; Cash<br />4. <strong>Chuck Norris</strong> - Delta Force, Firewalker, Invasion USA, Lone Wolf McQuade<br />3. <strong>Jackie Chan</strong> - Project A, Meals on Wheels, Police Story, Armour of God<br />2. <strong>Sly Stallone</strong> - All Rambos, Rocky IV, Cobra, Tango &amp; Cash<br />1. <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger</strong> - Conan, Commando, Predator, Running Man</p>
<h4>Here's who is NOT on the list:</h4>
<ol>
<li>Bruce Willis - Blow Hard IV - I'm a douchebag</li>
<li>Mel Gibson - Being in a film franchise where you make quirky faces and deliver lines at the speed Robin Williams tells jokes doesn't qualify as action guy.</li>
<li>Carl Weathers - Action Jackson's lack of action is an instant out - nice backflip over a car though.</li>
<li>Sigourney Weaver - Aliens is a shitty sequel and that's all she did.</li>
</ol>
<h4><span style="background-color: transparent;">Honorable mentions</span></h4>
<ul>
<li>Sonny Landham</li>
<li>Cynthia Rothrock</li>
<li>Bill Duke</li>
<li>Sho Kosugi</li>
</ul>
<h3>Wild Card - Who would win in a knife fight?</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Last Unicorn vs. Falcor the luck dragon</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-230-prelude-to-glitter.mp3yesFri, 09 Sep 2016 16:03:02 -050024:53:21bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Firewalker - So not funny, it's funnyJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Chuck Norris, Louis Gosset Jr, and Melody Anderson go on a wild ride through various adventures on the way to get treasure. Along the way the face alligators, sinking cars, rebels, gang-rape village, the Mexican Gestapo, their own visual appearance, and elaborate aboriginal death traps. Sounds ridiculous? It is indeed.</p>
<p>Firewalker is Golan and Globus' take on the very popular and quite good,&nbsp;<em>Romancing the Stone</em>. In fact, it's a veritable carbon copy of the film but with your typical Cannon Films ineptitude. It's writing is completely out of control stupid, the entire plot is irrelevant to itself, characters have strange motivations and are generally unneeded, the acting stinks, the cast possesses zero charm or chemistry, and the action sequences are written by children.</p>
<p>With all that in mind,&nbsp;<em>Firewalker&nbsp;</em>is a lot of fun in the usual Cannon flair. It's incredibly dumb, the comedy is so hammy, the action is head-slappingly stupid, the acting is awful, the story is poorly envisioned, and it never lets up from it. We all liked it and feel it's a good recommend for any fan of Cannon.</p><p>Chuck Norris, Louis Gosset Jr, and Melody Anderson go on a wild ride through various adventures on the way to get treasure. Along the way the face alligators, sinking cars, rebels, gang-rape village, the Mexican Gestapo, their own visual appearance, and elaborate aboriginal death traps. Sounds ridiculous? It is indeed.</p>
<p>Firewalker is Golan and Globus' take on the very popular and quite good,&nbsp;<em>Romancing the Stone</em>. In fact, it's a veritable carbon copy of the film but with your typical Cannon Films ineptitude. It's writing is completely out of control stupid, the entire plot is irrelevant to itself, characters have strange motivations and are generally unneeded, the acting stinks, the cast possesses zero charm or chemistry, and the action sequences are written by children.</p>
<p>With all that in mind,&nbsp;<em>Firewalker&nbsp;</em>is a lot of fun in the usual Cannon flair. It's incredibly dumb, the comedy is so hammy, the action is head-slappingly stupid, the acting is awful, the story is poorly envisioned, and it never lets up from it. We all liked it and feel it's a good recommend for any fan of Cannon.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/episode-229-firewalker/episode-229-firewalker.mp3yesMon, 05 Sep 2016 17:30:46 -05001:30:55bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to FirewalkerJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Charles Norris returns again for his 3rd appearance on the show in a teamup with awful acting staple, Louis Gossett, Jr. in&nbsp;<em>Firewalker</em>. A film that appears to be a complete knockoff of Indiana Jones or Romancing the Stone or take your pick. Can Chuck Norris bring the comedy that he's so well known for? Or will this be as laughable as toothpaste?</p><p>Charles Norris returns again for his 3rd appearance on the show in a teamup with awful acting staple, Louis Gossett, Jr. in&nbsp;<em>Firewalker</em>. A film that appears to be a complete knockoff of Indiana Jones or Romancing the Stone or take your pick. Can Chuck Norris bring the comedy that he's so well known for? Or will this be as laughable as toothpaste?</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-228-prelude-to-firewalker.mp3yesFri, 02 Sep 2016 16:14:32 -050034:54:05bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Commando - The pinnacle of stupid action moviesJustin, Sam,Jackie, and Tucker!<p>Our good movie friend Tucker stops by to discuss one of the greatest/stupidest action movies of all time. Be prepared for ridiculous (hilarious) Arnold impressions.</p>
<p><em>Commando</em> is&nbsp;so iconic and such a staple in "men with guns" movies that it's hard to avoid and impossible to dislike. It's level of over-the-top is unequaled that for the next 15 years in film, every action attempts to be&nbsp;<em>Commando</em> but none have come close. It's the model, but at the same time it's SOOOOO stupid.</p>
<p>So the plot...John Matrix must confront a fat man in a yarn shirt who isn't the main villain to rescue his daughter who probably is just really bored. Along the way there is an incredible amount of ridiculousness but SOOO much awesomeness as well as Arnold tears through a ludicrous amount of bad guys. It's very easy to understand Matrix's motivations but every other character really doesn't have any. Why is Cindy so involved? What could Bennett possibly have to gain? How does Dan Hedaya's guy possible expect to take over a country while he's just hanging out at home off the coast of California? None of it makes any sense.</p>
<p>The violence...wow. It's at a 10 and none of it is anything but laughable. The end 15 minutes is the fastest death count until 2008's&nbsp;<em>Rambo</em> but does not bear the same brutality or gravity as&nbsp;<em>Rambo</em>. Its pretty much rolling on the floor laughing with tears streaming down your face levels of gravity. So none.</p>
<p>Then there's Bennett. Vernon Welles (no offense) is one of the worst casts ever. He's pudgy, he's not very action-packed, he's got this crappy accent that isn't quite clear or necessary and then there's the character. Bennett is madly in love with John Matrix and very horny for him. His lust is supposed to be being mad with revenge but its clear that Bennett wants to have some alone time with Matrix involving a bear skin rug and a fire. Hilarious.</p>
<p><em>Commando&nbsp;</em>was written by a 12 year old, directed by one of the best stinker directors in history (Mark L. Lester), Schwaz is at his most Schwazy, so many one-liners and so many dead guys killed in horrific ways that it is an absolute must see/revisit/once once a year film forever.&nbsp;</p><p>Our good movie friend Tucker stops by to discuss one of the greatest/stupidest action movies of all time. Be prepared for ridiculous (hilarious) Arnold impressions.</p>
<p><em>Commando</em> is&nbsp;so iconic and such a staple in "men with guns" movies that it's hard to avoid and impossible to dislike. It's level of over-the-top is unequaled that for the next 15 years in film, every action attempts to be&nbsp;<em>Commando</em> but none have come close. It's the model, but at the same time it's SOOOOO stupid.</p>
<p>So the plot...John Matrix must confront a fat man in a yarn shirt who isn't the main villain to rescue his daughter who probably is just really bored. Along the way there is an incredible amount of ridiculousness but SOOO much awesomeness as well as Arnold tears through a ludicrous amount of bad guys. It's very easy to understand Matrix's motivations but every other character really doesn't have any. Why is Cindy so involved? What could Bennett possibly have to gain? How does Dan Hedaya's guy possible expect to take over a country while he's just hanging out at home off the coast of California? None of it makes any sense.</p>
<p>The violence...wow. It's at a 10 and none of it is anything but laughable. The end 15 minutes is the fastest death count until 2008's&nbsp;<em>Rambo</em> but does not bear the same brutality or gravity as&nbsp;<em>Rambo</em>. Its pretty much rolling on the floor laughing with tears streaming down your face levels of gravity. So none.</p>
<p>Then there's Bennett. Vernon Welles (no offense) is one of the worst casts ever. He's pudgy, he's not very action-packed, he's got this crappy accent that isn't quite clear or necessary and then there's the character. Bennett is madly in love with John Matrix and very horny for him. His lust is supposed to be being mad with revenge but its clear that Bennett wants to have some alone time with Matrix involving a bear skin rug and a fire. Hilarious.</p>
<p><em>Commando&nbsp;</em>was written by a 12 year old, directed by one of the best stinker directors in history (Mark L. Lester), Schwaz is at his most Schwazy, so many one-liners and so many dead guys killed in horrific ways that it is an absolute must see/revisit/once once a year film forever.&nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-227-commando.mp3yesMon, 29 Aug 2016 17:01:53 -05001:36:37bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to CommandoJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>To purge ourselves from the misery of last weeks movie we dowse ourselves in awesomeness and then light ourselves on fire (that was all figurative, in no way do we endorse lighting yourself on fire...unless you're a total tool, then go for it) and let Arnold take the show over it the quintessential action movie of the 1980s (maybe even ever) but still incredibly dumb,&nbsp;<em>Commando</em>.</p>
<h3>Fall SMABFA Contenders</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Ben-Hur</em> - Uh, you know you screwed up here.</li>
<li><em>Nine Lives</em> - Thanks for telling our kids they are stupid and will like anything. Their not and they hated this.</li>
<li><em>The Mechanic: Resurrection</em> - Statham takes a shot at getting that Best Bad Movie title. Possible surprise one here.</li>
<li><em>Rings</em> - So what? Sumara lives in Netflix now? Come on it worked (barely) with VHS but 20 years later is too much later....</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Joan Crawford - Mommie Dearest</li>
<li>The Waits Family - Troll 2</li>
<li>Mike Roark - Volcano</li>
<li>Harry Dalton - Dante's Peak</li>
</ul><p>To purge ourselves from the misery of last weeks movie we dowse ourselves in awesomeness and then light ourselves on fire (that was all figurative, in no way do we endorse lighting yourself on fire...unless you're a total tool, then go for it) and let Arnold take the show over it the quintessential action movie of the 1980s (maybe even ever) but still incredibly dumb,&nbsp;<em>Commando</em>.</p>
<h3>Fall SMABFA Contenders</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Ben-Hur</em> - Uh, you know you screwed up here.</li>
<li><em>Nine Lives</em> - Thanks for telling our kids they are stupid and will like anything. Their not and they hated this.</li>
<li><em>The Mechanic: Resurrection</em> - Statham takes a shot at getting that Best Bad Movie title. Possible surprise one here.</li>
<li><em>Rings</em> - So what? Sumara lives in Netflix now? Come on it worked (barely) with VHS but 20 years later is too much later....</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Joan Crawford - Mommie Dearest</li>
<li>The Waits Family - Troll 2</li>
<li>Mike Roark - Volcano</li>
<li>Harry Dalton - Dante's Peak</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-226-prelude-to-commando.mp3yesFri, 26 Aug 2016 17:17:08 -050033:08:10bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Dreamer: The Tears of BoredomJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Here's a fun concept - take something as boring to watch as bowling and then make a movie that is just as boring about said boring thing. You've then got a very accurate representation of something super boring. Wow. Thanks a lot bowling movie.</p>
<p><em>Dreamer&nbsp;</em>is arguably the most boring movie ever made. There's levels of bad that are definitely worse as far as film-making. See <em>Manos</em>, <em>Monster-a-Go-Go</em>, <em>Sssssss</em>, and so forth come to mind. The good thing about all those films is that there's at least something to either hate, scratch your head over, or just be angry about. This causes no emotions on any level. Its the least interesting film we've ever seen. Ever. No question.</p>
<p>I don't even know how to write an entire review. I guess I'll try to write the synopsis so here goes: Dreamer is about a guy who bowls.</p>
<p>So that's the synopsis. There's no plot to talk about. There's no events or character journeys. Oh a guy bowls himself to death, but even that is shot boringly.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Don't watch&nbsp;<em>Dreamer</em> under any circumstances unless you are trying to clear out house guests but that might not work because they'll just fall asleep on your couch.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However, our podcast is quite funny so be sure to check that out.</p><p>Here's a fun concept - take something as boring to watch as bowling and then make a movie that is just as boring about said boring thing. You've then got a very accurate representation of something super boring. Wow. Thanks a lot bowling movie.</p>
<p><em>Dreamer&nbsp;</em>is arguably the most boring movie ever made. There's levels of bad that are definitely worse as far as film-making. See <em>Manos</em>, <em>Monster-a-Go-Go</em>, <em>Sssssss</em>, and so forth come to mind. The good thing about all those films is that there's at least something to either hate, scratch your head over, or just be angry about. This causes no emotions on any level. Its the least interesting film we've ever seen. Ever. No question.</p>
<p>I don't even know how to write an entire review. I guess I'll try to write the synopsis so here goes: Dreamer is about a guy who bowls.</p>
<p>So that's the synopsis. There's no plot to talk about. There's no events or character journeys. Oh a guy bowls himself to death, but even that is shot boringly.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Don't watch&nbsp;<em>Dreamer</em> under any circumstances unless you are trying to clear out house guests but that might not work because they'll just fall asleep on your couch.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However, our podcast is quite funny so be sure to check that out.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-225-dreamer.mp3yesMon, 22 Aug 2016 16:37:39 -05001:06:23bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to DreamerJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>In this week's podcast spectacular of majesty, we've dug into the vaults and pulled out a brown stain in sports film-making history from 1979. It's the tale of the super exciting world of bowling. What? You didn't know bowling could be exciting? Well put on your slippery shoes and grab your ball bag because we didn't either!</p>
<h3>"Streaming" Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Deadly Blessing - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018RGYH0W/ref=atv_piv_owned?_encoding=UTF8&amp;imdbref_tt_wbr_pivt=0m0stag%3Dimdbtag_tt_wbr_piv-20" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>Warrior of Justice - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300636/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
<li>Future-Kill - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089181/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>The ability to control 5 mosquitos - 3/10 stars</p>
<h3>About <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079080/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2" target="_blank">Dreamer</a> - Movie Information</h3><p>In this week's podcast spectacular of majesty, we've dug into the vaults and pulled out a brown stain in sports film-making history from 1979. It's the tale of the super exciting world of bowling. What? You didn't know bowling could be exciting? Well put on your slippery shoes and grab your ball bag because we didn't either!</p>
<h3>"Streaming" Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Deadly Blessing - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018RGYH0W/ref=atv_piv_owned?_encoding=UTF8&amp;imdbref_tt_wbr_pivt=0m0stag%3Dimdbtag_tt_wbr_piv-20" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>Warrior of Justice - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300636/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
<li>Future-Kill - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089181/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>The ability to control 5 mosquitos - 3/10 stars</p>
<h3>About <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079080/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2" target="_blank">Dreamer</a> - Movie Information</h3>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-224-prelude-to-dreamer.mp3yesFri, 19 Aug 2016 14:03:41 -050034:57:52bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Dante's Peak - Just leave Grandma, please.Justin, Sam and Jackie<p>Our second of back to back "stupid volcano movies from 1997" is the possibly the least disastery of any disaster movies ever created. Spoiler alert - body count is 5 and a tiny hick town gets cleared off the map. It's fine since they were just a bunch of smug buttholes anyways.</p>
<p>So if&nbsp;<em>Volcano&nbsp;</em>should have been named "Lava; Not Volcano Really", then&nbsp;<em>Dante's Peak</em> should have been called "Volcano; No Lava Really". It's a perfect mirror in opposite land. The volcano is HUGE but has very little lava. In fact the only thing that lava kills in this film is some truck tires. Very strange.</p>
<p>In the film Volcano, the disaster is at least disastrous, somewhat. In&nbsp;<em>Dante's Peak</em> its very not that way. A town of about 3000 people gets wiped out but only 4 people die due to the volcano; 3 of them didn't even live there and one was an insane old bitch that NO ONE liked. It's pretty not disastrous; quite unlike the structure of this sentence.</p>
<p>Some notable features - the stupidest robot in a movie, an old hag who wants to bang a mountain, bad character naming (Harry and Terry), a mayor/coffee barista/horrible mom/town bicycle/news anchor, a chopper pilot who doesn't understand how choppers work, a pyroclastic cloud, some awful Mayor Wando vision, human soup, a splitting headache, and multiple climaxes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's really stupid, horribly cliche, looks terrible, poorly written, and fairly uneventful. But somehow it makes for a ton of fun, IF and ONLY IF you have a great group of riffers sitting next to you. The film is just to boring to do by yourself, but because so little happens when something should be happening it's possibly the easiest movie to mock while viewing we've seen in quite some time (possibly since Q: The Winged Serpent<em>).&nbsp;</em>Its so riffable that we are going to add a new ratings category just for Riffability - 5/5.&nbsp;</p><p>Our second of back to back "stupid volcano movies from 1997" is the possibly the least disastery of any disaster movies ever created. Spoiler alert - body count is 5 and a tiny hick town gets cleared off the map. It's fine since they were just a bunch of smug buttholes anyways.</p>
<p>So if&nbsp;<em>Volcano&nbsp;</em>should have been named "Lava; Not Volcano Really", then&nbsp;<em>Dante's Peak</em> should have been called "Volcano; No Lava Really". It's a perfect mirror in opposite land. The volcano is HUGE but has very little lava. In fact the only thing that lava kills in this film is some truck tires. Very strange.</p>
<p>In the film Volcano, the disaster is at least disastrous, somewhat. In&nbsp;<em>Dante's Peak</em> its very not that way. A town of about 3000 people gets wiped out but only 4 people die due to the volcano; 3 of them didn't even live there and one was an insane old bitch that NO ONE liked. It's pretty not disastrous; quite unlike the structure of this sentence.</p>
<p>Some notable features - the stupidest robot in a movie, an old hag who wants to bang a mountain, bad character naming (Harry and Terry), a mayor/coffee barista/horrible mom/town bicycle/news anchor, a chopper pilot who doesn't understand how choppers work, a pyroclastic cloud, some awful Mayor Wando vision, human soup, a splitting headache, and multiple climaxes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's really stupid, horribly cliche, looks terrible, poorly written, and fairly uneventful. But somehow it makes for a ton of fun, IF and ONLY IF you have a great group of riffers sitting next to you. The film is just to boring to do by yourself, but because so little happens when something should be happening it's possibly the easiest movie to mock while viewing we've seen in quite some time (possibly since Q: The Winged Serpent<em>).&nbsp;</em>Its so riffable that we are going to add a new ratings category just for Riffability - 5/5.&nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-223-dantes-peak.mp3yesMon, 15 Aug 2016 16:50:01 -05001:33:32bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Dante's PeakJustin, Sam and Jackie<p>Hey remember that OTHER volcano movie from 1997? Well its here on Stinker Madness to finally help us answer that age old question: which 1997 volcano movie is the most stupid? Dante's Peak stars Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton.</p>
<h3>Roman's Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Ninja Busters -&nbsp;</li>
<li>Dangerous Men - $3.99 on&nbsp;</li>
<li>The Barbarians -&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>Extreme resistance to extreme heat but only from above - 3/10 stars</p><p>Hey remember that OTHER volcano movie from 1997? Well its here on Stinker Madness to finally help us answer that age old question: which 1997 volcano movie is the most stupid? Dante's Peak stars Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton.</p>
<h3>Roman's Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Ninja Busters -&nbsp;</li>
<li>Dangerous Men - $3.99 on&nbsp;</li>
<li>The Barbarians -&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>Extreme resistance to extreme heat but only from above - 3/10 stars</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-222-prelude-to-dantes-peak.mp3yesFri, 12 Aug 2016 17:10:13 -050030:01:26bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Volcano - What's a movie?!Stinker Madness<p>Tommy and Anne face off against some hot magma ("What's Magma?") in the first of two 1997 volcano movies. This one features a lead character who should be fired and never hired for his job, a slew of disaster movie cliches (Dog never dies, anyone?) and Stan, the Man-Chucking Man in possibly the stupidest movie we've ever seen on this show.</p>
<p>Let's start off by declaring how incredibly dumb this movie is. Every single bit of "science" is telegraphed to the audience because "Hey! They're stupid!" such as the definition of tectonic activity, gravity and magma. The volcano has a mind of its own and has Tommy Lee Jones sense meaning if Tommy is coming its sneaky and hides from him. The government officials of LA have no clue how things should work and it seems Tommy's Roark is the mayor as everyone calls him or reports to him daily even before the eruption. The Chief of Police even calls to obligatorily yell at someone, even if its completely unrelated to Emergency Management of which Roark is the director of. I can in no way define how stupid this movie is because in order to define something you must possess some semblance of intelligence. That would be a slap in the face of this movies lack thereof.</p>
<p>Then there's the effects. Too many people over use the "effects that don't stand up to time" but this thing never had a chance to stand up at all. I specifically talk about "the building" (and why there is a character to just set up that a building exists is beyond me). At one point, the cast stands in front of a large photo of the building as if they are there. Usually when someone looks at something fake they are looking at a painting that's supposed to be real but this time it's a photo....that's out of focus. Seriously.</p>
<p>"Hey I went a took a picture of that building you wanted for a backdrop", says the studio photog. "I used my camera phone and also my finger is over the lense a little. Do you want me to do it again?"</p>
<p>"Nope" says the director as he pencils in more exposition about what a volcano is to the masses of morons who never passed the 3rd grade who are watching this.</p><p>Tommy and Anne face off against some hot magma ("What's Magma?") in the first of two 1997 volcano movies. This one features a lead character who should be fired and never hired for his job, a slew of disaster movie cliches (Dog never dies, anyone?) and Stan, the Man-Chucking Man in possibly the stupidest movie we've ever seen on this show.</p>
<p>Let's start off by declaring how incredibly dumb this movie is. Every single bit of "science" is telegraphed to the audience because "Hey! They're stupid!" such as the definition of tectonic activity, gravity and magma. The volcano has a mind of its own and has Tommy Lee Jones sense meaning if Tommy is coming its sneaky and hides from him. The government officials of LA have no clue how things should work and it seems Tommy's Roark is the mayor as everyone calls him or reports to him daily even before the eruption. The Chief of Police even calls to obligatorily yell at someone, even if its completely unrelated to Emergency Management of which Roark is the director of. I can in no way define how stupid this movie is because in order to define something you must possess some semblance of intelligence. That would be a slap in the face of this movies lack thereof.</p>
<p>Then there's the effects. Too many people over use the "effects that don't stand up to time" but this thing never had a chance to stand up at all. I specifically talk about "the building" (and why there is a character to just set up that a building exists is beyond me). At one point, the cast stands in front of a large photo of the building as if they are there. Usually when someone looks at something fake they are looking at a painting that's supposed to be real but this time it's a photo....that's out of focus. Seriously.</p>
<p>"Hey I went a took a picture of that building you wanted for a backdrop", says the studio photog. "I used my camera phone and also my finger is over the lense a little. Do you want me to do it again?"</p>
<p>"Nope" says the director as he pencils in more exposition about what a volcano is to the masses of morons who never passed the 3rd grade who are watching this.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-221-volcano.mp3yesMon, 01 Aug 2016 17:20:09 -05001:31:00bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to VolcanoStinker Madness<p>Surprise! Volcano! Tommy Lee Jones comes in to ask what magma is and see if his volcano movie of 1997 can be the dumber of the year. We all know its stupid, but how stupid can it be?</p>
<h2>Roman's Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Lust for Freedom (1987) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo5mX3pNvxo" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Furious (1984) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087307/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
<li>The Zero Boys (1986) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092288/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<ul>
<li>Electro-magnetic Telekinesis - 3.5 stars</li>
</ul><p>Surprise! Volcano! Tommy Lee Jones comes in to ask what magma is and see if his volcano movie of 1997 can be the dumber of the year. We all know its stupid, but how stupid can it be?</p>
<h2>Roman's Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Lust for Freedom (1987) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo5mX3pNvxo" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Furious (1984) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087307/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
<li>The Zero Boys (1986) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092288/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<ul>
<li>Electro-magnetic Telekinesis - 3.5 stars</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-220-prelude-to-volcano.mp3yesFri, 29 Jul 2016 16:32:49 -050028:48bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,License to Drive - Like a trip to the DMVStinker Madness<p>The Corey's team up to help Haim get his drivers license and bang a girl. Along the way, they go on a slew of crimes mostly involving reckless endangerment but also sexual assault and child pornography in a showcase of how horrible the 80s were. Not even Heather Graham and Carol Kane can save this.</p>
<p>This film is a pukefest of 80s trends, stupidity, and selfishness. It's a perfect capsule of something that is horrible. So yes, it captures the essence of the decade but the decade sucks and so does this film. Sorry lovers of Aquanet.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Feldman is passable and the least annoying of the two but that's not saying much. Corey Haim's performance and character are awful and within 20 minutes you just want Les (Haim) to crash the car and explode or just get grounded and actually follow the punishment by staying in his room for the duration of the film. Heather Graham's Mercedes Lane is a testament of how bad this film stinks. They've made an 18 year old, arguably the hottest woman in Hollywood look like a circus clown in an insane asylum. Her character is supposed to be this dream girl, but she's a trainwreck and soon to be buying a bus ticket to former porn star town. She's not a nice girl.</p>
<p>The film is filled with groin-inducing hijinks and hamfisted sequences that fail to achieve either a level of excitement or humor. This is a film for creepo's that either like high school girls or want to go back and do their life over again because their current existence sucks ass. The three of us hated this film and wanted it to be over after the first 5 minutes. Stay clear and just watch&nbsp;<em>The Lost Boys</em> instead.</p><p>The Corey's team up to help Haim get his drivers license and bang a girl. Along the way, they go on a slew of crimes mostly involving reckless endangerment but also sexual assault and child pornography in a showcase of how horrible the 80s were. Not even Heather Graham and Carol Kane can save this.</p>
<p>This film is a pukefest of 80s trends, stupidity, and selfishness. It's a perfect capsule of something that is horrible. So yes, it captures the essence of the decade but the decade sucks and so does this film. Sorry lovers of Aquanet.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Feldman is passable and the least annoying of the two but that's not saying much. Corey Haim's performance and character are awful and within 20 minutes you just want Les (Haim) to crash the car and explode or just get grounded and actually follow the punishment by staying in his room for the duration of the film. Heather Graham's Mercedes Lane is a testament of how bad this film stinks. They've made an 18 year old, arguably the hottest woman in Hollywood look like a circus clown in an insane asylum. Her character is supposed to be this dream girl, but she's a trainwreck and soon to be buying a bus ticket to former porn star town. She's not a nice girl.</p>
<p>The film is filled with groin-inducing hijinks and hamfisted sequences that fail to achieve either a level of excitement or humor. This is a film for creepo's that either like high school girls or want to go back and do their life over again because their current existence sucks ass. The three of us hated this film and wanted it to be over after the first 5 minutes. Stay clear and just watch&nbsp;<em>The Lost Boys</em> instead.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-219-license-to-drive.mp3yesMon, 25 Jul 2016 17:51:55 -05001:09:01bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to License to DriveStinker Madness<p>The "Coreys" make their official first appearance on the show with the 80's cheesefest about teenagers getting driver's licenses. This sounds like a recipe for disaster as the 80's sucked, teenagers suck and drivers training sucks the worst! At least Heather Graham is easy on the eye-balls.</p>
<h2><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Streaming</span>&nbsp;Roman Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1990) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107561/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
<li>Hired to Kill (1990) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102043/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
<li>Steele Justice (1987) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094034/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">IMDB</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p><em>Spit! The Acne Cure - 7 out of 10</em></p>
<h3><em></em>Special Guest - Jackson Murphy</h3>
<p>Jackson from the <a href="http://lights-camera-jackson.com/" target="_blank">Lights Camera Jackson film review blog</a> stops in and shares with us his picks for the first half of 2016 for the SMABFA awards. He's also doing an incredible charity promotion for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We urge all of you to contribute and follow Jackson through his fundraiser and his career. He's a great guy.</p>
<p>The "Coreys" make their official first appearance on the show with the 80's cheesefest about teenagers getting driver's licenses. This sounds like a recipe for disaster as the 80's sucked, teenagers suck and drivers training sucks the worst! At least Heather Graham is easy on the eye-balls.</p>
<h2><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Streaming</span>&nbsp;Roman Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1990) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107561/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
<li>Hired to Kill (1990) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102043/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li>
<li>Steele Justice (1987) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094034/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">IMDB</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p><em>Spit! The Acne Cure - 7 out of 10</em></p>
<h3><em></em>Special Guest - Jackson Murphy</h3>
<p>Jackson from the <a href="http://lights-camera-jackson.com/" target="_blank">Lights Camera Jackson film review blog</a> stops in and shares with us his picks for the first half of 2016 for the SMABFA awards. He's also doing an incredible charity promotion for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We urge all of you to contribute and follow Jackson through his fundraiser and his career. He's a great guy.</p>
http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-218-license-to-drive.mp3yesFri, 22 Jul 2016 17:09:44 -050029:38bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Rambo III - Genocidal Team-Up!Stinker MadnessJohn Rambo comes to us in the third installment of the First Blood/Rambo franchise in the pinnacle of 80's over the top action. It's fun, it's stupid, its violent, and ridiculous. But in the year 2016 and how much we don't really care for ethnic cleansing, it's also a little offensive.
Bullets and fire are allergic to Rambo, he has teleportation powers, and he's suddenly an expert horseman. He can fly choppers, drive tanks, use booby traps and shows how deadly glow sticks are. It's loads of stupid fun.
Never letting off the stupid, the film continues to climb into an incredibly stupid climax that involves a game of chicken between two things that should never be used to do such a thing.
Rambo III is a classic stinker and makes all the right/wrong moves. It's too much fun to be missed. Just try to leave your loathing of horrible bad men at the credits.John Rambo comes to us in the third installment of the First Blood/Rambo franchise in the pinnacle of 80's over the top action. It's fun, it's stupid, its violent, and ridiculous. But in the year 2016 and how much we don't really care for ethnic cleansing, it's also a little offensive.
Bullets and fire are allergic to Rambo, he has teleportation powers, and he's suddenly an expert horseman. He can fly choppers, drive tanks, use booby traps and shows how deadly glow sticks are. It's loads of stupid fun.
Never letting off the stupid, the film continues to climb into an incredibly stupid climax that involves a game of chicken between two things that should never be used to do such a thing.
Rambo III is a classic stinker and makes all the right/wrong moves. It's too much fun to be missed. Just try to leave your loathing of horrible bad men at the credits.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-217-rambo-iii.mp3yesMon, 18 Jul 2016 17:12:19 -05001:11:16bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Rambo IIIStinker Madness<p>Carolco decides its destiny by spending too much on a ridiculous film that involves a man causes fire and bullets to steer clear. It's the Stallord's one jillionth appearance on the show and we haven't even gotten to Tango &amp; Cash, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot or Cliffhanger!</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Reign of Fire - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/6533" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Down n' Dirty - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Down-N-Dirty-Fred-Williamson/dp/B00I1UO2HS" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Who would win in a knife fight?</h3>
<p>John Rambo (First Blood) vs John Rambo (First Blood: Part 2)</p><p>Carolco decides its destiny by spending too much on a ridiculous film that involves a man causes fire and bullets to steer clear. It's the Stallord's one jillionth appearance on the show and we haven't even gotten to Tango &amp; Cash, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot or Cliffhanger!</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Reign of Fire - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/6533" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Down n' Dirty - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Down-N-Dirty-Fred-Williamson/dp/B00I1UO2HS" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Wild Card - Who would win in a knife fight?</h3>
<p>John Rambo (First Blood) vs John Rambo (First Blood: Part 2)</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-216-prelude-to-rambo-iii.mp3yesFri, 15 Jul 2016 17:07:43 -050032:07:37bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Troll 2 - Best Worst Movie? Damn close.Stinker Madness<p><em>Troll 2&nbsp;</em>has been widely hailed as one of the best bad movies ever made what with its documentary called "Best Worst Movie" and also topping the IMDB Bottom 100. Sometimes though a film can be overpraised in its horrendousness. Will&nbsp;<em>Troll 2</em> stand up to the critical analysis that has debunked such films as&nbsp;<em>Gigli&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>Mommie Dearest</em>?</p>
<p>The short answer? No. No this movie is one of the worst ever made.</p>
<p>The long answer is that&nbsp;<em>Troll 2&nbsp;</em>is undoubtedly an incredible film. Each time you watch this film, you catch something new in its delirium. Its a wonderful treat upon each viewing. Its so crammed with crumminess that when you stop laughing maniacally you find just another terrible thing to laugh at in the next second. You can't stop laughing and it's brilliant. This movie is why we do what we do.</p><p><em>Troll 2&nbsp;</em>has been widely hailed as one of the best bad movies ever made what with its documentary called "Best Worst Movie" and also topping the IMDB Bottom 100. Sometimes though a film can be overpraised in its horrendousness. Will&nbsp;<em>Troll 2</em> stand up to the critical analysis that has debunked such films as&nbsp;<em>Gigli&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>Mommie Dearest</em>?</p>
<p>The short answer? No. No this movie is one of the worst ever made.</p>
<p>The long answer is that&nbsp;<em>Troll 2&nbsp;</em>is undoubtedly an incredible film. Each time you watch this film, you catch something new in its delirium. Its a wonderful treat upon each viewing. Its so crammed with crumminess that when you stop laughing maniacally you find just another terrible thing to laugh at in the next second. You can't stop laughing and it's brilliant. This movie is why we do what we do.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-215-troll-2.mp3yesMon, 11 Jul 2016 17:22:07 -05001:18:52bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Troll 2Stinker Madness<p>Finally, we hit one of the most notorious bad movies of all time. At one point, Troll 2 was the #1 lowest rated movie on IMDB.com until people realized it's freaking awesome. Praised by many and loved by tons, it's a treasure of a film and we can't wait to dive into it.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<p>Darkman&nbsp;II: The Return of Durant - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/25820" target="_blank">Starz</a></p>
<p>Keoma - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fV2WE9thVI" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p>
<p>The Day the Clown Cried Edit - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9zy-VQLL9I" target="_blank">Youtube</a></p><p>Finally, we hit one of the most notorious bad movies of all time. At one point, Troll 2 was the #1 lowest rated movie on IMDB.com until people realized it's freaking awesome. Praised by many and loved by tons, it's a treasure of a film and we can't wait to dive into it.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<p>Darkman&nbsp;II: The Return of Durant - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/25820" target="_blank">Starz</a></p>
<p>Keoma - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fV2WE9thVI" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p>
<p>The Day the Clown Cried Edit - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9zy-VQLL9I" target="_blank">Youtube</a></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-214-prelude-to-troll-2.mp3yesFri, 08 Jul 2016 16:42:50 -050034:55bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Mommie Dearest - Sorta not good, and totally lameStinker MadnessIn 1981, Faye Dunaway took the role of Joan Crawford and then thought she was on a one way track to Oscar Town. Instead, her completely unbelievable performance bought her a bus ticket to Razzieville. We take on this cult classic and try to determine the ultimate question of "Is it really that bad or good?"
So there's truly only one thing to talk about regarding this film. It's Faye Dunaway's performance. So much has been said about this role and her completely ridiculous take on being an insane person. You can't take her seriously. The character is doing completely horrible things that bear no semblance to anything a rational person would do but Faye's take on it is outlandish. It's impossible and by far the most interesting part of the whole damn thing. Unfortunately, her freak outs are too few and far between.
The rest of the film is painfully uninteresting. You're stuck wading through mooping around waiting for Joan to drink to much and throw a tissy fit. It's poorly paced, poorly written, and poorly edited. Characters disappear, others age at different speeds, makeup failed, plot points are dialed down (Joan's revolving lover door, her excessive drinking, her random insane speeches) and throughout you're disappointed because it's tedious but seriously not as bad as billed. The shots are well done, set design is great and directing is competent. It's truly not bad enough.
So here's the deal. This film won "Worst Film of the Decade" by the Razzies. You morons....Over the Top, Can't Stop the Music, and Xanadu are by far worse movies. By far. I'm not even sure that this should have won Worst Picture for it's year. It's just not good. That's it. Not that bad, not good. Its along the lines of Gigli. Really? Thanks for the waste of time, world.In 1981, Faye Dunaway took the role of Joan Crawford and then thought she was on a one way track to Oscar Town. Instead, her completely unbelievable performance bought her a bus ticket to Razzieville. We take on this cult classic and try to determine the ultimate question of "Is it really that bad or good?"
So there's truly only one thing to talk about regarding this film. It's Faye Dunaway's performance. So much has been said about this role and her completely ridiculous take on being an insane person. You can't take her seriously. The character is doing completely horrible things that bear no semblance to anything a rational person would do but Faye's take on it is outlandish. It's impossible and by far the most interesting part of the whole damn thing. Unfortunately, her freak outs are too few and far between.
The rest of the film is painfully uninteresting. You're stuck wading through mooping around waiting for Joan to drink to much and throw a tissy fit. It's poorly paced, poorly written, and poorly edited. Characters disappear, others age at different speeds, makeup failed, plot points are dialed down (Joan's revolving lover door, her excessive drinking, her random insane speeches) and throughout you're disappointed because it's tedious but seriously not as bad as billed. The shots are well done, set design is great and directing is competent. It's truly not bad enough.
So here's the deal. This film won "Worst Film of the Decade" by the Razzies. You morons....Over the Top, Can't Stop the Music, and Xanadu are by far worse movies. By far. I'm not even sure that this should have won Worst Picture for it's year. It's just not good. That's it. Not that bad, not good. Its along the lines of Gigli. Really? Thanks for the waste of time, world.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-213-mommie-dearest.mp3yesTue, 05 Jul 2016 17:05:34 -05001:20:23bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,Prelude to Mommie DearestStinker Madness<p>One of the most prolific bad movies of all time finally lands on the show with Jackie's choice in the Faye Dunaway "acted" biography adaptation of&nbsp;<em>Mommie Dearest</em>. It's the story of Joan Crawford and her very progressive and seemingly quite fair treatment of stolen baby, Christina. So many Razzie wins but will it hold up to the Stinker Madness treatment?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Twisted Justice - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Justice-David-Heavener/dp/B015FPEDSO" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>Project Metalbeast - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZsfJp3O5uU" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Striking Distance - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/16503" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Fart force fields - 4 out of 10 stars</p><p>One of the most prolific bad movies of all time finally lands on the show with Jackie's choice in the Faye Dunaway "acted" biography adaptation of&nbsp;<em>Mommie Dearest</em>. It's the story of Joan Crawford and her very progressive and seemingly quite fair treatment of stolen baby, Christina. So many Razzie wins but will it hold up to the Stinker Madness treatment?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Twisted Justice - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Justice-David-Heavener/dp/B015FPEDSO" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>Project Metalbeast - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZsfJp3O5uU" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Striking Distance - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/16503" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Fart force fields - 4 out of 10 stars</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-212-prelude-to-mommie-dearest.mp3yesFri, 01 Jul 2016 17:02:12 -050025:43bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Independence Day: Resurgence - Bad Movie Field TripStinker Madness<p>ID4:2 comes to a Bad Movie Field Trip on the show this week. Will it be stupid fun enough to get into that elusive Best Bad Movie category for the 2016 SMABFAs? Can it at least be better than that damn&nbsp;<em>Jupiter Ascending?</em></p>
<p>So now, to the fun. You can tell that Roland had fun making this. He had to work within the rules of a stupid studio but worked his silly business in without catching the ire of the men in ties at FOX. Specifically, Vivica A. Fox's completely unnecessary appearance in this film, except for the simple service of Roland saying "You were the worst thing to happen to me!" Her death caused all three of us to laugh out loud in the theater.</p>
<p>Secondly, Brent Spiner....wow. Brent was in the first one and was fun then but his character was relegated to punchline deliveries only. This time, his character is central to the story and has a unique non-cliche summer blockbuster idiom. Throughout Brent Spiner kills each line and is the biggest show stealer we've seen in a summer movie in years. More Brent Spiner, please!</p>
<p>So in whole 2 of us thought it was a blast. It's not super epic and not near as big of accomplishment as last years&nbsp;<em>Jurassic World</em> or this years&nbsp;<em>Gods of Egypt</em>, but it's still a ton of popcorny cheesy fun if you can get passed the missed opportunities and the fingers of FOX attempting to be Universal.</p><p>ID4:2 comes to a Bad Movie Field Trip on the show this week. Will it be stupid fun enough to get into that elusive Best Bad Movie category for the 2016 SMABFAs? Can it at least be better than that damn&nbsp;<em>Jupiter Ascending?</em></p>
<p>So now, to the fun. You can tell that Roland had fun making this. He had to work within the rules of a stupid studio but worked his silly business in without catching the ire of the men in ties at FOX. Specifically, Vivica A. Fox's completely unnecessary appearance in this film, except for the simple service of Roland saying "You were the worst thing to happen to me!" Her death caused all three of us to laugh out loud in the theater.</p>
<p>Secondly, Brent Spiner....wow. Brent was in the first one and was fun then but his character was relegated to punchline deliveries only. This time, his character is central to the story and has a unique non-cliche summer blockbuster idiom. Throughout Brent Spiner kills each line and is the biggest show stealer we've seen in a summer movie in years. More Brent Spiner, please!</p>
<p>So in whole 2 of us thought it was a blast. It's not super epic and not near as big of accomplishment as last years&nbsp;<em>Jurassic World</em> or this years&nbsp;<em>Gods of Egypt</em>, but it's still a ton of popcorny cheesy fun if you can get passed the missed opportunities and the fingers of FOX attempting to be Universal.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-211-Independence-Day-Resurgence.mp3yesThu, 30 Jun 2016 17:02:06 -05001:16:40bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, summer movies,The Last Dragon - Who's got the glow?Stinker Madness<p>Sam brings us the least karate "karate" movie to ever exist with martial arts being replaced by romance, music, dancing, neon, sassy children, and pizza. While this may sound like something you want to put your head through a wall for,&nbsp;<em>The Last Dragon</em> is truly awesome.</p>
<p><em>The Last Dragon</em> is the tale of a kung fu obsessed teenager who is the son of a pizza restaurateur on a journey to be the best at kung fu. His adventures are endangered by The Shogun of Harlem, Sho Nuff and Arkadian, who wants to use his love interest to further his own fortune. Well that seems sorta straight-laced but this film is one of the silliest things we've done.</p>
<p>The comedic acting is by far the high point of this film. Juluis Carry (Sho Nuff) and Leo O'Brien (kid brother) particularly stand out. They are completely over the top and hilarious. Brava good sirs. On the other side, Vanity stinks. Her songs are awful and she slugs through them as if she drank a gallon of vodka first. Blech.</p>
<p>It's a lot of fun with many laughable moments and we highly recommend this film.</p><p>Sam brings us the least karate "karate" movie to ever exist with martial arts being replaced by romance, music, dancing, neon, sassy children, and pizza. While this may sound like something you want to put your head through a wall for,&nbsp;<em>The Last Dragon</em> is truly awesome.</p>
<p><em>The Last Dragon</em> is the tale of a kung fu obsessed teenager who is the son of a pizza restaurateur on a journey to be the best at kung fu. His adventures are endangered by The Shogun of Harlem, Sho Nuff and Arkadian, who wants to use his love interest to further his own fortune. Well that seems sorta straight-laced but this film is one of the silliest things we've done.</p>
<p>The comedic acting is by far the high point of this film. Juluis Carry (Sho Nuff) and Leo O'Brien (kid brother) particularly stand out. They are completely over the top and hilarious. Brava good sirs. On the other side, Vanity stinks. Her songs are awful and she slugs through them as if she drank a gallon of vodka first. Blech.</p>
<p>It's a lot of fun with many laughable moments and we highly recommend this film.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-210-The-Last-Dragon.mp3yesMon, 27 Jun 2016 17:05:15 -050058:38:16bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to The Last DragonStinker Madness<p>This week on the podcast Sam brings in a movie that made him quite angry as a child but then grew to love it's non-kung-fu ways. It's 1985's The Last Dragon in which a "kung fu" guy tries to achieve something called "The Glow".</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Monster Dog - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/24094" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Motorcycle Gang - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60026583" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - HBO Now</li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>The Glow - You glow neon when you've mastered something</p><p>This week on the podcast Sam brings in a movie that made him quite angry as a child but then grew to love it's non-kung-fu ways. It's 1985's The Last Dragon in which a "kung fu" guy tries to achieve something called "The Glow".</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Monster Dog - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/24094" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Motorcycle Gang - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/60026583" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - HBO Now</li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>The Glow - You glow neon when you've mastered something</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-209-Prelude-to-The-Last-Dragon.mp3yesFri, 24 Jun 2016 18:56:59 -050034:47:46bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Deadliest Prey - Danton & Lil Danton Do it AgainStinker MadnessDanton returns to do his thing and his thing is killing so many people in ridiculous ways. This time he gets kidnapped by Colonel Hogan for the sake of a "never hunt a man" competition, faces off against Thorton, receives an assist from an old military buddy, has his wife kidnapped by a sexretary and does a fist pump in the air. Sound familiar?
If you had told us that Deadliest Prey is just a remake of Deadly Prey without any of a new story we would have been deeply disappointed. It shouldn't work. But somehow Deadliest Prey does work. There's no better way they could have done it. It's so much fun and has so much fan service that works great that we absolutely loved it.
Danton 2 is a hell of a good time, but you must see Deadly Prey first. If it has one strike against it, it can't be done as a standalone piece. We highly recommend both of them and ownership of these films is a must. Thank you David (RIP), Ted and Michael Prior for doing everything you guys did.Danton returns to do his thing and his thing is killing so many people in ridiculous ways. This time he gets kidnapped by Colonel Hogan for the sake of a "never hunt a man" competition, faces off against Thorton, receives an assist from an old military buddy, has his wife kidnapped by a sexretary and does a fist pump in the air. Sound familiar?
If you had told us that Deadliest Prey is just a remake of Deadly Prey without any of a new story we would have been deeply disappointed. It shouldn't work. But somehow Deadliest Prey does work. There's no better way they could have done it. It's so much fun and has so much fan service that works great that we absolutely loved it.
Danton 2 is a hell of a good time, but you must see Deadly Prey first. If it has one strike against it, it can't be done as a standalone piece. We highly recommend both of them and ownership of these films is a must. Thank you David (RIP), Ted and Michael Prior for doing everything you guys did.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-208-Deadliest-Prey.mp3yesMon, 20 Jun 2016 16:37:12 -05001:05:31bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Deadliest PreyStinker Madness<p>Mike Danton is back on the show and we can't be excited enough. <em>Deadliest Prey</em> is the 28 years later sequel to Hall of Fame movie, <em>Deadly Prey</em> and we can't wait to see how David and Ted Prior follow up one of the greatest bad movies of all time.</p>
<p>Be sure to revisit our <a href="http://www.stinkermadness.com/episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/deadly-prey">Deadly Prey episode</a> and for god sakes, watch the movie.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Shotgun - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2aZRpyl8jQ" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Death Machines - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7TwbJYBL_c" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Rage of Honor - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4h9pETU9WQ" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>Clark Kent - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace</li>
<li>Selena - Supergirl</li>
<li>Billy the Beaut - Punisher: War Zone</li>
</ul><p>Mike Danton is back on the show and we can't be excited enough. <em>Deadliest Prey</em> is the 28 years later sequel to Hall of Fame movie, <em>Deadly Prey</em> and we can't wait to see how David and Ted Prior follow up one of the greatest bad movies of all time.</p>
<p>Be sure to revisit our <a href="http://www.stinkermadness.com/episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/deadly-prey">Deadly Prey episode</a> and for god sakes, watch the movie.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Shotgun - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2aZRpyl8jQ" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Death Machines - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7TwbJYBL_c" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Rage of Honor - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4h9pETU9WQ" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>Clark Kent - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace</li>
<li>Selena - Supergirl</li>
<li>Billy the Beaut - Punisher: War Zone</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-207-prelude-to-Deadliest-Prey.mp3yesFri, 17 Jun 2016 17:29:37 -050028:50:12bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, 967-EVIL 2 - Grossface vs Sticky PantsStinker MadnessJim Wynorski makes his Stinker Madness debut with 1991's tale of a spooky phone hotline that gives you the confidence to mow on Bridgette Neilsen's box and gain super-powers so that you can stock a lady with a tall butt.
We're pretty confused on what this movie is about. Our best theory is that the dean of a community college has an obsession with his ex-office assistant. He's nuts and thinks that a 1-900 horoscope number will give him the powers to stalk her properly. So he somehow meets up with the proprietor of a spooky stuff supply store who if you give her cunnilingus you will be given the powers of Doctor Strange. Meanwhile, a guy who only has leather motorcycle gear to wear and who does not shower ever, thinks that the 1-900 number is somehow involved but they are just a red herring and are just a "phone company" with a really lame business model and a fairly bored CEO.
The acting is atrocious, the effects are great, the plot is dumb, and the pacing is fantastic. Jim, you're the best at this and we can't wait to see more of your films in our episodes. Thank you, sir!Jim Wynorski makes his Stinker Madness debut with 1991's tale of a spooky phone hotline that gives you the confidence to mow on Bridgette Neilsen's box and gain super-powers so that you can stock a lady with a tall butt.
We're pretty confused on what this movie is about. Our best theory is that the dean of a community college has an obsession with his ex-office assistant. He's nuts and thinks that a 1-900 horoscope number will give him the powers to stalk her properly. So he somehow meets up with the proprietor of a spooky stuff supply store who if you give her cunnilingus you will be given the powers of Doctor Strange. Meanwhile, a guy who only has leather motorcycle gear to wear and who does not shower ever, thinks that the 1-900 number is somehow involved but they are just a red herring and are just a "phone company" with a really lame business model and a fairly bored CEO.
The acting is atrocious, the effects are great, the plot is dumb, and the pacing is fantastic. Jim, you're the best at this and we can't wait to see more of your films in our episodes. Thank you, sir!http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-206-976-Evil-2.mp3yesMon, 13 Jun 2016 16:50:51 -05001:07:19bad movies, bad movie podcast, prince, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to 976-EVIL 2Stinker Madness<p>Jim Wynorski makes his very first and long overdue appearance on the show with 1991's&nbsp;<em>976-Evil 2,</em> a film so important that they wouldn't even bring Robert Englund to direct it. Will Jim continue his fine tradition and increase his presence in the Stinker Hall of Fame? Spoiler alert - totally.</p>
<p>We'd like to say thank you to our fans that recently wrote in by sharing some thoughts from them on the show. If you'd like to join us in the bad movie discussion,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/stinkermadness" target="_blank"> like us on Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/StinkerMadness" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter</a> or write to us to <a href="mailto:talk@stinkermadness.com">talk@stinkermadness.com</a>.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Not Another Teen Movie</em> - Crackle (No Longer Available)</li>
<li><em>Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stuff-Stephanie-Incinerator-Neil-McGarry/dp/B010AHKXQ8?_encoding=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Night Vision</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Night-Vision-Fred-Williamson/dp/B0030F09V2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Blind Fury</em> - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/8070" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Wild Card - Who would win in a knife fight?</h3>
<p>E.T. vs Munchie?</p><p>Jim Wynorski makes his very first and long overdue appearance on the show with 1991's&nbsp;<em>976-Evil 2,</em> a film so important that they wouldn't even bring Robert Englund to direct it. Will Jim continue his fine tradition and increase his presence in the Stinker Hall of Fame? Spoiler alert - totally.</p>
<p>We'd like to say thank you to our fans that recently wrote in by sharing some thoughts from them on the show. If you'd like to join us in the bad movie discussion,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/stinkermadness" target="_blank"> like us on Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/StinkerMadness" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter</a> or write to us to <a href="mailto:talk@stinkermadness.com">talk@stinkermadness.com</a>.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Not Another Teen Movie</em> - Crackle (No Longer Available)</li>
<li><em>Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stuff-Stephanie-Incinerator-Neil-McGarry/dp/B010AHKXQ8?_encoding=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Night Vision</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Night-Vision-Fred-Williamson/dp/B0030F09V2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Blind Fury</em> - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/8070" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Wild Card - Who would win in a knife fight?</h3>
<p>E.T. vs Munchie?</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-205-prelude-to-976-Evil-2.mp3yesFri, 10 Jun 2016 16:26:25 -050028:38bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, The Dead Pool - When crotchety writes a movieStinker MadnessDirty Harry finally becomes the worst cop in the history of cops when he decides asking questions or arresting people is boring; it's just better to shoot everyone in the face. Sprinkle in some karate, self-deprecating jokes, an unnecessary love interest, old-man grumble dialogue, a car/rc car/car chase, dubious action, and a plot that leaves the audience thinking it was invented by monkeys and you've got the recipe for a franchise killer. Goodbye, Dirty Harry.
It's a horrendously awful film. But it does have it's fun parts. The scenes where Harry and his love interest get googly eyes at each other are hilarious and are quite unbelievable. The RC car chase is possibly as dumb as anything ever in a blockbuster franchise, rivaling the likes of Roland Emmerich's 2012, or the invisible Aston Martin in Die Another Day. It's so dumb, but quite hilarious. It's only second in stupid to the epic Jim Carrey, Welcome to the Jungle lip-sync scene. It's just Jim Carrey doing his usual Jim Carrey thing....in the middle of Dirty Harry movie. I could have gone for so much more of Jim, but spoiler alert - he's barely in this film. But while he's there!
As a whole, The Dead Pool, is a template for how to kill your franchise. I would have suspected that people would have started leaving the theater within 15 minutes. Unfortunately, the stupid story and sitting through it, waiting for the fun parts to arrive is just too much to give this a recommendation. The fun parts are great but just too few and far between. Who wants to see a grouchy old guy go on dates with a woman 30 years younger than him, while Liam Neeson says he's not the guy for an hour and a half. Blech.Dirty Harry finally becomes the worst cop in the history of cops when he decides asking questions or arresting people is boring; it's just better to shoot everyone in the face. Sprinkle in some karate, self-deprecating jokes, an unnecessary love interest, old-man grumble dialogue, a car/rc car/car chase, dubious action, and a plot that leaves the audience thinking it was invented by monkeys and you've got the recipe for a franchise killer. Goodbye, Dirty Harry.
It's a horrendously awful film. But it does have it's fun parts. The scenes where Harry and his love interest get googly eyes at each other are hilarious and are quite unbelievable. The RC car chase is possibly as dumb as anything ever in a blockbuster franchise, rivaling the likes of Roland Emmerich's 2012, or the invisible Aston Martin in Die Another Day. It's so dumb, but quite hilarious. It's only second in stupid to the epic Jim Carrey, Welcome to the Jungle lip-sync scene. It's just Jim Carrey doing his usual Jim Carrey thing....in the middle of Dirty Harry movie. I could have gone for so much more of Jim, but spoiler alert - he's barely in this film. But while he's there!
As a whole, The Dead Pool, is a template for how to kill your franchise. I would have suspected that people would have started leaving the theater within 15 minutes. Unfortunately, the stupid story and sitting through it, waiting for the fun parts to arrive is just too much to give this a recommendation. The fun parts are great but just too few and far between. Who wants to see a grouchy old guy go on dates with a woman 30 years younger than him, while Liam Neeson says he's not the guy for an hour and a half. Blech.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-204-the-dead-pool.mp3yesMon, 06 Jun 2016 18:30:31 -05001:10:04bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to The Dead PoolStinker Madness<p>This week we put on our best "squinty stink-eye whisper-yelling shoot everyone in the face" faces and get ready for Clint Eastwood to make his first appearance on the show in the franchise-killing&nbsp;<em>Dead Pool</em>. Can Harry Calahan keep his gun in his pants for more than six lines of dialogue?</p>
<h2>You're Wrong, Idiot!</h2>
<p>Regarding <em>Superman IV: The Quest for Peace</em>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>Whether the Fortress of Solitude scene happens in Clark's mind - <strong>Justin, You're Wrong, Idiot!</strong></li>
<li>Whether the pile of cash on Lex's desk is more than $1,000,000 -<strong> Justin, You're Wrong, Idiot!</strong></li>
<li>Whether the film made money - <strong>Sam, You're Wrong, Idiot!</strong></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Benjamin Button Bones - Bones get stronger with age - 4/10</p><p>This week we put on our best "squinty stink-eye whisper-yelling shoot everyone in the face" faces and get ready for Clint Eastwood to make his first appearance on the show in the franchise-killing&nbsp;<em>Dead Pool</em>. Can Harry Calahan keep his gun in his pants for more than six lines of dialogue?</p>
<h2>You're Wrong, Idiot!</h2>
<p>Regarding <em>Superman IV: The Quest for Peace</em>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>Whether the Fortress of Solitude scene happens in Clark's mind - <strong>Justin, You're Wrong, Idiot!</strong></li>
<li>Whether the pile of cash on Lex's desk is more than $1,000,000 -<strong> Justin, You're Wrong, Idiot!</strong></li>
<li>Whether the film made money - <strong>Sam, You're Wrong, Idiot!</strong></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Benjamin Button Bones - Bones get stronger with age - 4/10</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-203-prelude-to-the-dead-pool.mp3yesFri, 03 Jun 2016 16:55:32 -050033:29bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Punisher: War Zone - The opposite of punishmentStinker MadnessOur final film in our superhero threepeat is 2008's MCU bonkersfest Punisher: War Zone and its a masterpiece. Its the most violent, over the top, ridiculous, preposterous, bad-assery, poorly acted gem of an incredible time. It would have been impossible for this film to be successful but it is also impossible to NOT be a cult-classic. It's great.
Ray Stevenson kills it as the Punisher. There should be no other person to ever play Frank Castle (Sorry Joe Bernthal, Punisher doesn't have roof top conversations with men in tights; he just kills people). Ray's big, formidable, and hardly has any lines. He's brilliant.
Then there's the action sequences....bonkers. Within the first 10 minutes of the film, you've either left the theater or gobbling up popcorn while trying not to blink. Lexi Alexander basically said, "Fuck it" and just went out and gave everyone what they wanted (except the investors).
While a totally bad and terrible film, there's a level of quality in how dumb it is. It seems that Lexi Alexander had nothing but bad surrounding her. She was working with a script that the guy who wrote Armageddon walked away from, she's got Doug and Dominic stinking it up because no one else would do it, and she's got Loinsgate to deal with and we know how good they are at ruining their own projects. She took all this bad and just had fun with it and we applaud her directing ability to make this turd a true gem. We can't stress how much this film kicks ass. There's few words to describe it and we insist that you don't miss Punisher: War Zone.Our final film in our superhero threepeat is 2008's MCU bonkersfest Punisher: War Zone and its a masterpiece. Its the most violent, over the top, ridiculous, preposterous, bad-assery, poorly acted gem of an incredible time. It would have been impossible for this film to be successful but it is also impossible to NOT be a cult-classic. It's great.
Ray Stevenson kills it as the Punisher. There should be no other person to ever play Frank Castle (Sorry Joe Bernthal, Punisher doesn't have roof top conversations with men in tights; he just kills people). Ray's big, formidable, and hardly has any lines. He's brilliant.
Then there's the action sequences....bonkers. Within the first 10 minutes of the film, you've either left the theater or gobbling up popcorn while trying not to blink. Lexi Alexander basically said, "Fuck it" and just went out and gave everyone what they wanted (except the investors).
While a totally bad and terrible film, there's a level of quality in how dumb it is. It seems that Lexi Alexander had nothing but bad surrounding her. She was working with a script that the guy who wrote Armageddon walked away from, she's got Doug and Dominic stinking it up because no one else would do it, and she's got Loinsgate to deal with and we know how good they are at ruining their own projects. She took all this bad and just had fun with it and we applaud her directing ability to make this turd a true gem. We can't stress how much this film kicks ass. There's few words to describe it and we insist that you don't miss Punisher: War Zone.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-202-punisher-war-zone.mp3yesTue, 31 May 2016 17:25:30 -05001:16:19bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Punisher: War ZoneStinker Madness<p>In the last of our Superhero Threepeat, we are super jacked to bring in one of the most ridiculous (and awesome) films ever made. Its just one of only two "Marvel Knights" movies and I can't imagine why there weren't more. Ray Stevenson becomes Frank Castle in a bonkers and violent manner in&nbsp;<em>Punisher: War Zone.</em> Do not fail to watch this epic film.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Frozen - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/8924" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Sahara - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70000199?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Predator - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/18498" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - Pop Quiz, Hotshot</h2>
<p>Real or not real comic book characters?</p>
<ul>
<li><em>The Red Bee</em></li>
<li><em>Madame Fatal</em></li>
<li><em>Matter Eater Lad</em></li>
<li><em>US 1</em></li>
</ul><p>In the last of our Superhero Threepeat, we are super jacked to bring in one of the most ridiculous (and awesome) films ever made. Its just one of only two "Marvel Knights" movies and I can't imagine why there weren't more. Ray Stevenson becomes Frank Castle in a bonkers and violent manner in&nbsp;<em>Punisher: War Zone.</em> Do not fail to watch this epic film.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Frozen - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/8924" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Sahara - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70000199?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Predator - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/18498" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - Pop Quiz, Hotshot</h2>
<p>Real or not real comic book characters?</p>
<ul>
<li><em>The Red Bee</em></li>
<li><em>Madame Fatal</em></li>
<li><em>Matter Eater Lad</em></li>
<li><em>US 1</em></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-201-prelude-to-punisher-war-zone.mp3yesFri, 27 May 2016 17:52:20 -050036:13bad movies, bad movie podcast, gods of egypt, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Supergirl - Now with Derp powersStinker Madness<p>Part 2 of our 3 Superhero Movie Festival just so happens to be our 200th podcast episode! Congratulations to us! Sadly the movie,&nbsp;<em>Supergirl</em>, does not contain any of the fanfare that revolves around our momentous milestone. It's just one of the most boring, uneventful films ever made.</p>
<p>There are so many problems with&nbsp;<em>Supergirl</em>. The first and foremost is that absolutely nothing happens of interest. It's truly unwatchable in the level of bore. Make something happen guys...anything.</p>
<p>Secondly, it breaks its own rules constantly. First is the entire franchise. Superman's home of Krypton got exploded and he was the only survivor right? Well Supergirl is his cousin, which is fine. But the total lack of exposition about how she exists is troubling. She and a group of others who may or may not be Kryptonian live in the bottom of a lake in Minnesota (in micro-size, none the less). So did they get there before Krypton exploded? They've been on Earth this whole time? Shouldn't they have the powers of the yellow sun as well? Who are these people?<em><br /></em></p>
<p>Thirdly, it's horrendously offensive towards women. The "plot" is two women with unlimited power, the two most powerful beings on the planet, and all they do with their power is try to get a man. Seriously. It's a cat fight over a hunky gardener. Its saying women only need a man, even if they are given all the gifts in the world...still only care about getting a man. "Hey girls, how bout putting the Macy's card down for a minute and go do the dishes?" Ugh...assholes.</p>
<p>There is nothing complimentary to this film. It is a true turd and should be left in the bin that says "Do NOT use".</p>
<p>We want to say thank you to all our fans that have stayed with us through these 200 episodes. We started out with just a USB condenser mic, so much uhms, people talking over each other, yelling, the crappiest logo and no editing. Today we've got over $1000 in recording equipment, multitrack recording, 30,000+ downloads, so many awesome people we've met and had guest on our show and more knowledge of the genre than maybe any other podcast. Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening and being a part of what we do.</p><p>Part 2 of our 3 Superhero Movie Festival just so happens to be our 200th podcast episode! Congratulations to us! Sadly the movie,&nbsp;<em>Supergirl</em>, does not contain any of the fanfare that revolves around our momentous milestone. It's just one of the most boring, uneventful films ever made.</p>
<p>There are so many problems with&nbsp;<em>Supergirl</em>. The first and foremost is that absolutely nothing happens of interest. It's truly unwatchable in the level of bore. Make something happen guys...anything.</p>
<p>Secondly, it breaks its own rules constantly. First is the entire franchise. Superman's home of Krypton got exploded and he was the only survivor right? Well Supergirl is his cousin, which is fine. But the total lack of exposition about how she exists is troubling. She and a group of others who may or may not be Kryptonian live in the bottom of a lake in Minnesota (in micro-size, none the less). So did they get there before Krypton exploded? They've been on Earth this whole time? Shouldn't they have the powers of the yellow sun as well? Who are these people?<em><br /></em></p>
<p>Thirdly, it's horrendously offensive towards women. The "plot" is two women with unlimited power, the two most powerful beings on the planet, and all they do with their power is try to get a man. Seriously. It's a cat fight over a hunky gardener. Its saying women only need a man, even if they are given all the gifts in the world...still only care about getting a man. "Hey girls, how bout putting the Macy's card down for a minute and go do the dishes?" Ugh...assholes.</p>
<p>There is nothing complimentary to this film. It is a true turd and should be left in the bin that says "Do NOT use".</p>
<p>We want to say thank you to all our fans that have stayed with us through these 200 episodes. We started out with just a USB condenser mic, so much uhms, people talking over each other, yelling, the crappiest logo and no editing. Today we've got over $1000 in recording equipment, multitrack recording, 30,000+ downloads, so many awesome people we've met and had guest on our show and more knowledge of the genre than maybe any other podcast. Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening and being a part of what we do.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-200-supergirl.mp3yesMon, 23 May 2016 17:49:26 -05001:26:50bad movies, bad movie podcast, gods of egypt, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, superhero, superman, supergirl, Prelude to SupergirlStinker Madness<p>In part 2 of our Superhero fest, we follow Superman IV with another flop from the Supes franchise, 1984's&nbsp;<em>Supergirl,&nbsp;</em>starring Helen Slater of&nbsp;<em>The Legend of Billie Jean&nbsp;</em>fame. How offensive will Jackie's third 1980's teen girl movie be? Can it stand up to the horrible morals established in&nbsp;<em>Teen Witch</em>? Will it have as much creepy sexual misguidance as&nbsp;<em>Tomboy</em>? We're two for two in this genre so hopefully&nbsp;<em>Supergirl</em> will uphold the tradition.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Wolf -</em> <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/13292" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li><em>Chain Reaction</em> - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/25417" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li><em>Cool World</em> - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/23843" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - The Superhero Poop Battle</h2>
<ul>
<li>Batman vs The Joker</li>
<li>The Joker vs Lex Luthor</li>
<li>Thor vs Lex Luthor</li>
</ul><p>In part 2 of our Superhero fest, we follow Superman IV with another flop from the Supes franchise, 1984's&nbsp;<em>Supergirl,&nbsp;</em>starring Helen Slater of&nbsp;<em>The Legend of Billie Jean&nbsp;</em>fame. How offensive will Jackie's third 1980's teen girl movie be? Can it stand up to the horrible morals established in&nbsp;<em>Teen Witch</em>? Will it have as much creepy sexual misguidance as&nbsp;<em>Tomboy</em>? We're two for two in this genre so hopefully&nbsp;<em>Supergirl</em> will uphold the tradition.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Wolf -</em> <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/13292" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li><em>Chain Reaction</em> - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/25417" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li><em>Cool World</em> - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/23843" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - The Superhero Poop Battle</h2>
<ul>
<li>Batman vs The Joker</li>
<li>The Joker vs Lex Luthor</li>
<li>Thor vs Lex Luthor</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-110-prelude-to-supergirl.mp3yesFri, 20 May 2016 20:24:18 -050033:40bad movies, bad movie podcast, nicolas cage, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Superman IV: The Quest for SanityStinker Madness<p>Superman takes on Lex Luthor's crappy cro-magnon clone of the Man of Steel while adding the power of the sun. So he's made of the thing that gives Supes his power on Earth? Bad design, Lex. Oh also, Superman owns a net specifically made to store nuclear missiles. Did he buy that?</p>
<p>Wow, this film...wow. What a train wreck. Superman IV is very easily one of the worst executed films of all time. The writing is awful, the action is awful, the acting is awful, the set design, costumes, sound, editing and even the film credits are awful. At no point in the production process did anyone stop and say, "Guys, this is not it! Start over!" Its preposterous!</p>
<p>So it's an awful pile of garbage....and one of the most enjoyable pieces of crap we've ever watched. It is so much damn fun. The lunacy is constant from the very beginning and never lets off until the end. It's a laugh riot from start to finish. For God's sake, please go watch this film, even if you have seen it recently. It's hilarious. It's fantastic!</p>
<p><strong>Some highlights:</strong></p>
<p>Russian Cosmonaut gets hit by space junk (his head comes off), Jeremy spoke in class today, Jon Cryer's "Ooh noa", Superman's sudden telekinesis powers, the giant statue of Superman that looks terrible,&nbsp;</p>
<p>The great travesty of this film is that if they had left the deleted scenes in the final cut, we wouldn't be talking about <em>The Room</em>, <em>Troll 2</em>, and <em>Birdemic</em>. There would only be Superman IV at the top of heap for worst movie ever made. So if you have a copy on DVD be sure to watch them. They infinitely make the film so much worse which already seems impossible.</p>
<p>This is likely making the Year 3, Year in Review list for multiple hosts of Stinker Madness. Look at these star ratings! It's unbeatable. We truly loved it and had such a blast watching it. We wish every movie we watched was <em>Superman IV: The Quest for Peace</em>.</p><p>Superman takes on Lex Luthor's crappy cro-magnon clone of the Man of Steel while adding the power of the sun. So he's made of the thing that gives Supes his power on Earth? Bad design, Lex. Oh also, Superman owns a net specifically made to store nuclear missiles. Did he buy that?</p>
<p>Wow, this film...wow. What a train wreck. Superman IV is very easily one of the worst executed films of all time. The writing is awful, the action is awful, the acting is awful, the set design, costumes, sound, editing and even the film credits are awful. At no point in the production process did anyone stop and say, "Guys, this is not it! Start over!" Its preposterous!</p>
<p>So it's an awful pile of garbage....and one of the most enjoyable pieces of crap we've ever watched. It is so much damn fun. The lunacy is constant from the very beginning and never lets off until the end. It's a laugh riot from start to finish. For God's sake, please go watch this film, even if you have seen it recently. It's hilarious. It's fantastic!</p>
<p><strong>Some highlights:</strong></p>
<p>Russian Cosmonaut gets hit by space junk (his head comes off), Jeremy spoke in class today, Jon Cryer's "Ooh noa", Superman's sudden telekinesis powers, the giant statue of Superman that looks terrible,&nbsp;</p>
<p>The great travesty of this film is that if they had left the deleted scenes in the final cut, we wouldn't be talking about <em>The Room</em>, <em>Troll 2</em>, and <em>Birdemic</em>. There would only be Superman IV at the top of heap for worst movie ever made. So if you have a copy on DVD be sure to watch them. They infinitely make the film so much worse which already seems impossible.</p>
<p>This is likely making the Year 3, Year in Review list for multiple hosts of Stinker Madness. Look at these star ratings! It's unbeatable. We truly loved it and had such a blast watching it. We wish every movie we watched was <em>Superman IV: The Quest for Peace</em>.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-110-superman-iv.mp3yesMon, 16 May 2016 19:08:05 -05002:01:13bad movies, bad movie podcast, nicolas cage, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Superman IVStinker Madness<p>Its time for another great threepeat of similarly themed crappy movies and in honor of Cap Vs Iron Man we are going to delve into some of the less talked about but maybe even worse superhero movies that have graced the silver screen and then tripped upon entrance. You'll thrill at <em>Superman IV</em>'s ineptness! You'll gasp at the offensiveness of <em>Supergirl</em>! You'll wonder at the banana business that is <em>Punisher: War Zone</em>! Join us for this excellent showcase of flops in the worlds of DC and Marvel.</p>
<p>This week we prepare to enter the world of the 4 Christopher Reeves' Superman experience with the fourth and final of them. Superman faces off against Nuclear Man and the world's problem with too many damn nukes! We start the episode with Arch-Maker.com, the only speed dating experience for hero's and villain's trying to find the perfect nemesis match.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Smokey and the Bandit II</em> - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/8798" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li><em>The Saint</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/1153194" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Demons</em> - <a href="https://www.shudder.com/watch/demons/346/1" target="_blank">Shudder.tv</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Static Electricity Sponge Person - 4/10 stars</p><p>Its time for another great threepeat of similarly themed crappy movies and in honor of Cap Vs Iron Man we are going to delve into some of the less talked about but maybe even worse superhero movies that have graced the silver screen and then tripped upon entrance. You'll thrill at <em>Superman IV</em>'s ineptness! You'll gasp at the offensiveness of <em>Supergirl</em>! You'll wonder at the banana business that is <em>Punisher: War Zone</em>! Join us for this excellent showcase of flops in the worlds of DC and Marvel.</p>
<p>This week we prepare to enter the world of the 4 Christopher Reeves' Superman experience with the fourth and final of them. Superman faces off against Nuclear Man and the world's problem with too many damn nukes! We start the episode with Arch-Maker.com, the only speed dating experience for hero's and villain's trying to find the perfect nemesis match.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Smokey and the Bandit II</em> - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/8798" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li><em>The Saint</em> - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/1153194" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Demons</em> - <a href="https://www.shudder.com/watch/demons/346/1" target="_blank">Shudder.tv</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Static Electricity Sponge Person - 4/10 stars</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-109.5-prelude-to-superman-iv.mp3yesFri, 06 May 2016 19:11:06 -050036:39bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, She - Genre mashup with Toren AtkinsonStinker Madness<p>Sandahl Bergman and a couple of nut-sacks take us on an Odyssey through one bonkers town to the next in a post-apocalyptic/swords and sandals mashup. We welcome our very special guest, Toren Atkinson of The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets and the Caustic Soda Podcast, to help us attempt to make sense of 1982's&nbsp;<em>She</em>.</p>
<p>We want to say a huge thank you to the very funny, Toren Atkinson. We've all been huge fans of the Caustic Soda Podcast and are happy to have our second of the three hosts on our show. Don't hesitate to go back and listen to our hilarious&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stinkermadness.com/episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/american-ninja"><em>American Ninja</em> episode with Joe Fulgham</a> for more Caustic Soda business. Toren is also the front-man of the "Chuthulu" rock band, The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. TDotHT is recording and new album and Toren was kind enough to let us include one of the most badass of tracks, "Nyarlathotep".&nbsp;</p>
<p>For more on Toren, Caustic Soda, and The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, please please please visit:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://causticsodapodcast.com">causticsodapodcast.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thickets.net">thickets.net</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thickets.net/toren/">http://www.thickets.net/toren/</a></li>
</ul>
<p>And please help them finance their new album on IndieGogo.<br /> <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-darkest-of-the-hillside-thickets-5th-album">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-darkest-of-the-hillside-thickets-5th-album</a><a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-darkest-of-the-hillside-thickets-5th-album"></a><a href="http://www.thickets.net/toren/"><br /></a></p><p>Sandahl Bergman and a couple of nut-sacks take us on an Odyssey through one bonkers town to the next in a post-apocalyptic/swords and sandals mashup. We welcome our very special guest, Toren Atkinson of The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets and the Caustic Soda Podcast, to help us attempt to make sense of 1982's&nbsp;<em>She</em>.</p>
<p>We want to say a huge thank you to the very funny, Toren Atkinson. We've all been huge fans of the Caustic Soda Podcast and are happy to have our second of the three hosts on our show. Don't hesitate to go back and listen to our hilarious&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stinkermadness.com/episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/american-ninja"><em>American Ninja</em> episode with Joe Fulgham</a> for more Caustic Soda business. Toren is also the front-man of the "Chuthulu" rock band, The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. TDotHT is recording and new album and Toren was kind enough to let us include one of the most badass of tracks, "Nyarlathotep".&nbsp;</p>
<p>For more on Toren, Caustic Soda, and The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, please please please visit:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://causticsodapodcast.com">causticsodapodcast.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thickets.net">thickets.net</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thickets.net/toren/">http://www.thickets.net/toren/</a></li>
</ul>
<p>And please help them finance their new album on IndieGogo.<br /> <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-darkest-of-the-hillside-thickets-5th-album">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-darkest-of-the-hillside-thickets-5th-album</a><a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-darkest-of-the-hillside-thickets-5th-album"></a><a href="http://www.thickets.net/toren/"><br /></a></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-109-she.mp3yesMon, 02 May 2016 18:44:03 -05001:43:21bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, caustic soda, toren atkinson, the darkest of the hillside thickets, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to SheStinker Madness<p>This week on the Stinker Madness Podcast we get ready for the 1982 Sandahl Bergman "post-apocalyptic" Oddysey,&nbsp;<em>She</em>. Be sure to join us on the main episode when special guest, Toren Atkinson, from The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets and the Caustic Soda podcast joins us to try and make heads or tails of&nbsp;<em>She.</em></p>
<p>We open the episode with the most pronouny game show of all time, "Who did that? We did!"</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>The Cave - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/18814" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Running Scared - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70041955?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Leprechaun 4: In Space - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/25252" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>The ability to rewind time by 30 seconds - See Life is Strange video game - 7.5 out of 10</p><p>This week on the Stinker Madness Podcast we get ready for the 1982 Sandahl Bergman "post-apocalyptic" Oddysey,&nbsp;<em>She</em>. Be sure to join us on the main episode when special guest, Toren Atkinson, from The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets and the Caustic Soda podcast joins us to try and make heads or tails of&nbsp;<em>She.</em></p>
<p>We open the episode with the most pronouny game show of all time, "Who did that? We did!"</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>The Cave - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/18814" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Running Scared - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70041955?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Leprechaun 4: In Space - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/25252" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>The ability to rewind time by 30 seconds - See Life is Strange video game - 7.5 out of 10</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-108.5-prelude-to-she.mp3yesFri, 29 Apr 2016 17:18:22 -050032:12bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Purple Rain - More Prince, PleaseStinker Madness<p>Last weekend, millions of Prince fans watched the 1984 music film,&nbsp;<em>Purple Rain</em>, in honor of his Royal Highness, the Purple One. The 3 hosts of Stinker Madness joined in and celebrated the incredible talent and brilliance of Prince Rogers Nelson. The world won't be the same without him.</p>
<p>Let's get to Prince. Wowie wow wow. I think we all know the man was talented but the music performances are so freaking incredible. Its truly breathtaking to watch. The man could put on one hell of a show. We would be bastards if we failed to mention The Revolution who not only support the performances but actually do solid in the acting department too. Well done, you!</p>
<p>In whole,&nbsp;<em>Purple Rain</em>&nbsp;is a template to making a film with little narrative or well told character development exciting and never dull or boring. It's not stop awesome business and we all loved it thoroughly. It has its flaws for sure, and without Prince and the Revolution (you could have the same "story" with any band) this thing is nothing. Put Prince and the Revolution back in and its a non-stop toe-tapping electric neon jolt of enjoyment to your senses.</p><p>Last weekend, millions of Prince fans watched the 1984 music film,&nbsp;<em>Purple Rain</em>, in honor of his Royal Highness, the Purple One. The 3 hosts of Stinker Madness joined in and celebrated the incredible talent and brilliance of Prince Rogers Nelson. The world won't be the same without him.</p>
<p>Let's get to Prince. Wowie wow wow. I think we all know the man was talented but the music performances are so freaking incredible. Its truly breathtaking to watch. The man could put on one hell of a show. We would be bastards if we failed to mention The Revolution who not only support the performances but actually do solid in the acting department too. Well done, you!</p>
<p>In whole,&nbsp;<em>Purple Rain</em>&nbsp;is a template to making a film with little narrative or well told character development exciting and never dull or boring. It's not stop awesome business and we all loved it thoroughly. It has its flaws for sure, and without Prince and the Revolution (you could have the same "story" with any band) this thing is nothing. Put Prince and the Revolution back in and its a non-stop toe-tapping electric neon jolt of enjoyment to your senses.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-108-purple-rain.mp3yesMon, 25 Apr 2016 18:44:16 -05001:24:20bad movies, prince, purple rain movie review, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Purple RainStinker Madness<p>Yesterday, the Artist Foreverly Known as Prince left us here on Earth with our dicks in our hands saying, "Well that's it. If Prince can die then there is no hope of me living forever." And now, as tears subside, we celebrate the musical genius by honoring his work in 1984's&nbsp;<em>Purple Rain</em>. Wow, what an honor.</p>
<p><strong>Trigger Alert! Trigger Alert!</strong></p>
<p>We start the episode with an intro that some Western religious folk may find offensive. If you offend easily to the impression of God and Heaven then you may want to skip this one. What? It's not like we drew a picture of Moha- (the writer of Stinker Madness has been sacked).</p>
<p>We then treat you with one of the sweetest jams The Purple One ever made (with The New Power Generation) - <strong>Sexy MF</strong> from the 1992's&nbsp;<em>Love Symbol</em> album.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Dont's - The Prince Collection</h2>
<ul>
<li>Purple Rain - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDPzuUXY3Gs" target="_blank">YouTube $2.99</a></li>
<li>Under the Cherry Moon - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VIEZ7A" target="_blank">Amazon $2.00</a></li>
<li>Graffiti Bridge - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N36KT4" target="_blank">Amazon $2.00</a></li>
<li>Action Jackson - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUnWtDIPUuw" target="_blank">YouTube $2.99</a></li>
<li>Never Too Young to Die - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-RaAfQQHsM" target="_blank">YouTube!</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><span style="background-color: transparent;">Who wins in a knife fight?&nbsp;- The Prince Wars</span></h2>
<ul>
<li>Prince vs Bono</li>
<li>Prince vs Sting</li>
<li>Prince vs Madonna</li>
</ul><p>Yesterday, the Artist Foreverly Known as Prince left us here on Earth with our dicks in our hands saying, "Well that's it. If Prince can die then there is no hope of me living forever." And now, as tears subside, we celebrate the musical genius by honoring his work in 1984's&nbsp;<em>Purple Rain</em>. Wow, what an honor.</p>
<p><strong>Trigger Alert! Trigger Alert!</strong></p>
<p>We start the episode with an intro that some Western religious folk may find offensive. If you offend easily to the impression of God and Heaven then you may want to skip this one. What? It's not like we drew a picture of Moha- (the writer of Stinker Madness has been sacked).</p>
<p>We then treat you with one of the sweetest jams The Purple One ever made (with The New Power Generation) - <strong>Sexy MF</strong> from the 1992's&nbsp;<em>Love Symbol</em> album.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Dont's - The Prince Collection</h2>
<ul>
<li>Purple Rain - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDPzuUXY3Gs" target="_blank">YouTube $2.99</a></li>
<li>Under the Cherry Moon - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VIEZ7A" target="_blank">Amazon $2.00</a></li>
<li>Graffiti Bridge - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N36KT4" target="_blank">Amazon $2.00</a></li>
<li>Action Jackson - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUnWtDIPUuw" target="_blank">YouTube $2.99</a></li>
<li>Never Too Young to Die - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-RaAfQQHsM" target="_blank">YouTube!</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><span style="background-color: transparent;">Who wins in a knife fight?&nbsp;- The Prince Wars</span></h2>
<ul>
<li>Prince vs Bono</li>
<li>Prince vs Sting</li>
<li>Prince vs Madonna</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-107.5-prelude-to-purple-rain.mp3yesFri, 22 Apr 2016 17:12:42 -050028:36bad movies, bad movie podcast, prince, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Tomboy - When exactly did rape become illegal?Stinker MadnessBetsy Russell cranks up the charm while the movie's everything else sets women's equality back 20 years. It's possibly the most offensive to women (and anyone with a brain) movie to come out of the 80s packaged as a rom-com. Enjoy this movie, but in no way practice anything from it in real life.
We'll start with Betsy Russell, the star (Tommy Boyd). She's quite cute. She's quite charming. She's got a huge rack. But her hair stinks. She suffers from a case of Adrienne Barbeau head. Yes it was the 80's and yes perms were the norm but in "these modern times" perms look ridiculous and only belong on people that work the counter at your local golf course. With that caveat, we'd love it if we could find more stinkers with her in them. She's got IT!
This is 80's schlock that rivals the stupidity of Teen Witch. It's completely offensive, chock full of boobs, blatant stupidity by the characters, and one of the silliest endings of all time. Watch <em>Tomboy</em> and then buy your mother/girlfriend/wife/neighbor lady a bouquet of roses and thank them for putting up with the shit they've been dumped on for 12,000 years.Betsy Russell cranks up the charm while the movie's everything else sets women's equality back 20 years. It's possibly the most offensive to women (and anyone with a brain) movie to come out of the 80s packaged as a rom-com. Enjoy this movie, but in no way practice anything from it in real life.
We'll start with Betsy Russell, the star (Tommy Boyd). She's quite cute. She's quite charming. She's got a huge rack. But her hair stinks. She suffers from a case of Adrienne Barbeau head. Yes it was the 80's and yes perms were the norm but in "these modern times" perms look ridiculous and only belong on people that work the counter at your local golf course. With that caveat, we'd love it if we could find more stinkers with her in them. She's got IT!
This is 80's schlock that rivals the stupidity of Teen Witch. It's completely offensive, chock full of boobs, blatant stupidity by the characters, and one of the silliest endings of all time. Watch <em>Tomboy</em> and then buy your mother/girlfriend/wife/neighbor lady a bouquet of roses and thank them for putting up with the shit they've been dumped on for 12,000 years.http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-107-tomboy.mp3yesMon, 18 Apr 2016 17:34:40 -05001:12:47bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to TomboyStinker Madness<p>This week on the Stinker Madness Podcast, Jackie chooses a classic 80's sexy-time "girls can do it too" cheese fest starring Betsy Russell as Tommy. Thus begins our third year in "bad" movie podcasting. Gear up!</p>
<p>In this episode we've got a trailer for "Nancy Dan" a mashup of the trailer for Tomboy and Carol. What? Plus....</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Bail Out - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bail-Out-David-Hasselhoff/dp/B000HCWZ5E">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>Poltergeist III - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/11498">Starz</a></li>
<li>Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon - <a href="https://www.shudder.com/watch/behind-the-mask-the-rise-of-leslie-vernon/206/1">Shudder</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - Who wins in a knife fight?</h2>
<p><strong>The Class of Nuke'm High VS Rock n' Roll High School</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/rrhs-vs-cnh.jpg" width="1007" height="231" alt="rrhs-vs-cnh" /></p><p>This week on the Stinker Madness Podcast, Jackie chooses a classic 80's sexy-time "girls can do it too" cheese fest starring Betsy Russell as Tommy. Thus begins our third year in "bad" movie podcasting. Gear up!</p>
<p>In this episode we've got a trailer for "Nancy Dan" a mashup of the trailer for Tomboy and Carol. What? Plus....</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Bail Out - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bail-Out-David-Hasselhoff/dp/B000HCWZ5E">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>Poltergeist III - <a href="https://www.starz.com/movies/11498">Starz</a></li>
<li>Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon - <a href="https://www.shudder.com/watch/behind-the-mask-the-rise-of-leslie-vernon/206/1">Shudder</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Wild Card - Who wins in a knife fight?</h2>
<p><strong>The Class of Nuke'm High VS Rock n' Roll High School</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/rrhs-vs-cnh.jpg" width="1007" height="231" alt="rrhs-vs-cnh" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-106.5-prelude-to-tomboy.mp3yesFri, 15 Apr 2016 18:35:49 -050030:37bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Gods of Egypt - Bad Movie Field TripStinker Madness<p>2016's Gods of Egypt has not done so well at the box office nor with the critics, so its time for the SM team to take another bad movie field trip. Can the power of Gerard Butler and Jamie Lannister facing off against each other prove to be awesome?</p>
<p>This movie has been lambasted pretty hard by critics and the wiseness that is the Internet. So many people had mad-ons because there were 0 Egyptian actors in the film and its again just a bunch of white guys pretending to be ethnic, ie.&nbsp;<em>Dracula Untold.&nbsp;</em>Well I have a question....who gives a rats ass! If this film was chock full of Egypt's hottest stars (that aren't joining/getting murdered by Daesh) would it be a good movie? Nope. So eat shit, the Internet.</p>
<p>The the casting, the super dumb/laughable dialogue, awful matte work, the bad character motivations, endless things that look bad on screen, the completely nonsensical plot, and you've got a film filled with bad decisions movies that rivals&nbsp;<em>Jupiter Ascending</em> but has NONE of the painful boredom. This thing is flaming god-king filled with gold paint electrified with a bullshit gun.&nbsp;</p><p>2016's Gods of Egypt has not done so well at the box office nor with the critics, so its time for the SM team to take another bad movie field trip. Can the power of Gerard Butler and Jamie Lannister facing off against each other prove to be awesome?</p>
<p>This movie has been lambasted pretty hard by critics and the wiseness that is the Internet. So many people had mad-ons because there were 0 Egyptian actors in the film and its again just a bunch of white guys pretending to be ethnic, ie.&nbsp;<em>Dracula Untold.&nbsp;</em>Well I have a question....who gives a rats ass! If this film was chock full of Egypt's hottest stars (that aren't joining/getting murdered by Daesh) would it be a good movie? Nope. So eat shit, the Internet.</p>
<p>The the casting, the super dumb/laughable dialogue, awful matte work, the bad character motivations, endless things that look bad on screen, the completely nonsensical plot, and you've got a film filled with bad decisions movies that rivals&nbsp;<em>Jupiter Ascending</em> but has NONE of the painful boredom. This thing is flaming god-king filled with gold paint electrified with a bullshit gun.&nbsp;</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-106-gods-of-egypt.mp3yesWed, 13 Apr 2016 18:26:07 -05001:16:25bad movies, bad movie podcast, gods of egypt, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Year 2: Year in Review Part 2Stinker Madness<p>Happy Anniversary to Stinker Madness with our 2nd year of podcasting in the history books (or the toilet depending on your POV). With the final episode of each year we recap with the top ten most memorable cult, budget and "bad" movies that we saw over the last year. You can bet on each of these ones to be a great and enjoyable time.</p>
<p>In this episode we cover numbers 4-1 and our top 3 best movies that came out in 2016. Be sure to go back and listen to Part 1 when we cover numbers 10-5 Best "Bad" Movies.</p>
<h3>Jackie's 4 through 1 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><em>4. The FP</em></li>
<li><em>3. Roadhouse</em></li>
<li><em>2. The Apple</em></li>
<li><em>1. Cannibal: The Musical!</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>Sam's 4 through 1 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><em>4. Men of War</em></li>
<li><em>3. Biggles: Adventures in Time</em></li>
<li><em>2. Yor: The Hunter from the Future</em></li>
<li><em>1. Hell Comes to Frogtown</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>Justin's 4 through 1 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><i>4. </i><em>Dreamcatcher</em></li>
<li><em>3. Slipstream</em></li>
<li><em>2. Gone with the Pope</em></li>
<li><em>1. Hell Comes to Frogtown</em></li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks for listening to us over the last year and we look forward to the next year of stinkers.</p><p>Happy Anniversary to Stinker Madness with our 2nd year of podcasting in the history books (or the toilet depending on your POV). With the final episode of each year we recap with the top ten most memorable cult, budget and "bad" movies that we saw over the last year. You can bet on each of these ones to be a great and enjoyable time.</p>
<p>In this episode we cover numbers 4-1 and our top 3 best movies that came out in 2016. Be sure to go back and listen to Part 1 when we cover numbers 10-5 Best "Bad" Movies.</p>
<h3>Jackie's 4 through 1 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><em>4. The FP</em></li>
<li><em>3. Roadhouse</em></li>
<li><em>2. The Apple</em></li>
<li><em>1. Cannibal: The Musical!</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>Sam's 4 through 1 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><em>4. Men of War</em></li>
<li><em>3. Biggles: Adventures in Time</em></li>
<li><em>2. Yor: The Hunter from the Future</em></li>
<li><em>1. Hell Comes to Frogtown</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>Justin's 4 through 1 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><i>4. </i><em>Dreamcatcher</em></li>
<li><em>3. Slipstream</em></li>
<li><em>2. Gone with the Pope</em></li>
<li><em>1. Hell Comes to Frogtown</em></li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks for listening to us over the last year and we look forward to the next year of stinkers.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-105-year-in-review-2016-part-2.mp3yesMon, 11 Apr 2016 17:42:00 -05001:05:55bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Year 2: Year in Review: Part 1Stinker Madness<p>Happy Anniversary to Stinker Madness with our 2nd year of podcasting in the history books (or the toilet depending on your POV). With the final episode of each year we recap with the top ten most memorable cult, budget and "bad" movies that we saw over the last year. You can bet on each of these ones to be a great and enjoyable time.</p>
<p>In this episode we cover numbers 10-5. Be sure to stay posted for Part 2 when we cover numbers 4-1 and our top 3 best movies that came out in 2016.</p>
<h3>Jackie's 10 through 5 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><em>10. Killer Workout</em></li>
<li><em>9. Galgameth</em></li>
<li><em>8. Gunday</em></li>
<li><em>7. Queen of the Damned</em></li>
<li><em>6. Biggles: Adventures in Time</em></li>
<li><em>5. Starship Troopers</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>Sam's 10 through 5 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><em>10. Slipstream</em></li>
<li><em>9. Gone with the Pope</em></li>
<li><em>8. Templar Nation</em></li>
<li><em>7. Mad Foxes</em></li>
<li><em>6. American Kickboxer 2</em></li>
<li><em>5. American Ninja</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>Justin's 10 through 5 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><em>10. Fantastic Four (1994)</em></li>
<li><em>9. American Kickboxer 2</em></li>
<li><em>8. Midnight Ride</em></li>
<li><em>7. Gunday</em></li>
<li><em>6. American Ninja</em></li>
<li><em>5. Swamp Thing</em></li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks for listening to us over the last year and we look forward to the next year of stinkers.</p><p>Happy Anniversary to Stinker Madness with our 2nd year of podcasting in the history books (or the toilet depending on your POV). With the final episode of each year we recap with the top ten most memorable cult, budget and "bad" movies that we saw over the last year. You can bet on each of these ones to be a great and enjoyable time.</p>
<p>In this episode we cover numbers 10-5. Be sure to stay posted for Part 2 when we cover numbers 4-1 and our top 3 best movies that came out in 2016.</p>
<h3>Jackie's 10 through 5 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><em>10. Killer Workout</em></li>
<li><em>9. Galgameth</em></li>
<li><em>8. Gunday</em></li>
<li><em>7. Queen of the Damned</em></li>
<li><em>6. Biggles: Adventures in Time</em></li>
<li><em>5. Starship Troopers</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>Sam's 10 through 5 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><em>10. Slipstream</em></li>
<li><em>9. Gone with the Pope</em></li>
<li><em>8. Templar Nation</em></li>
<li><em>7. Mad Foxes</em></li>
<li><em>6. American Kickboxer 2</em></li>
<li><em>5. American Ninja</em></li>
</ul>
<h3>Justin's 10 through 5 Best Bad Movies</h3>
<ul style="list-style: none;">
<li><em>10. Fantastic Four (1994)</em></li>
<li><em>9. American Kickboxer 2</em></li>
<li><em>8. Midnight Ride</em></li>
<li><em>7. Gunday</em></li>
<li><em>6. American Ninja</em></li>
<li><em>5. Swamp Thing</em></li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks for listening to us over the last year and we look forward to the next year of stinkers.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-104-year-in-review-2016-part-1.mp3yesFri, 08 Apr 2016 17:42:53 -05001:06:15bad movies, bad movie podcast, best movies, good movies, funny podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Deadbeat at Dawn - Violence and VanityStinker Madness<p>It took four years and many many punches, but the final product is a roller coaster of a stinker. Jim Van Bebber's gang-revenge film has one of the craziest final fights ever captured in film.</p>
<p>Along the way is a series of bonkers sequences that may or may not work for everyone but it's still a wild ride. The first 2/3 of the film is pretty slow, if we are honest. You have your typical "gang murdered my babe and now I gotta get me some revenge" plot but it seems there just wasn't enough material to have just that plot line. The film would have been about 30 minutes if it stuck to the plan. So there's alot of scenes that seem to be put in as time fillers. These time fillers setup the protagonist's (Goose) life and universe but they have very little to do with anything and can be a little tedious to get past.</p>
<p>Once the movie hits the gas pedal though, watch out! The last 1/3 of the film is some seriously ridiculous action. Goose's handling of the attacks on him and his subsequent attacking of the gang members rivals Danton (Deadly Prey). He kicks some serious ass. He dispatches about 30 guys in less than 20 minutes. He's offing guys at a rate of 1.5 per minute. It's awesome.</p>
<p><em>Deadbeat at Dawn&nbsp;</em>isn't the most exciting of movies and most might walk away but the end is so worth the trip that we say it's a good choice for any fan of the genres of budget, action, or revenge films.</p><p>It took four years and many many punches, but the final product is a roller coaster of a stinker. Jim Van Bebber's gang-revenge film has one of the craziest final fights ever captured in film.</p>
<p>Along the way is a series of bonkers sequences that may or may not work for everyone but it's still a wild ride. The first 2/3 of the film is pretty slow, if we are honest. You have your typical "gang murdered my babe and now I gotta get me some revenge" plot but it seems there just wasn't enough material to have just that plot line. The film would have been about 30 minutes if it stuck to the plan. So there's alot of scenes that seem to be put in as time fillers. These time fillers setup the protagonist's (Goose) life and universe but they have very little to do with anything and can be a little tedious to get past.</p>
<p>Once the movie hits the gas pedal though, watch out! The last 1/3 of the film is some seriously ridiculous action. Goose's handling of the attacks on him and his subsequent attacking of the gang members rivals Danton (Deadly Prey). He kicks some serious ass. He dispatches about 30 guys in less than 20 minutes. He's offing guys at a rate of 1.5 per minute. It's awesome.</p>
<p><em>Deadbeat at Dawn&nbsp;</em>isn't the most exciting of movies and most might walk away but the end is so worth the trip that we say it's a good choice for any fan of the genres of budget, action, or revenge films.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-103-deadbeat-at-dawn.mp3yesMon, 04 Apr 2016 17:21:15 -05001:02:12bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Deadbeat at DawnStinker Madness<p>Its the final movie of our second year of podcasting and the last film eligible for our Year in Review episode. It's Jim Van Bebber pulling a Wiseau and killing his way to revenge and no amount of gang members are going to stand in his way. How much ass can he kick? Plenty.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Star Knight - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFI1BRxbVHY" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Cannibal! The Musical - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/130445" target="_blank">Hulu</a></li>
<li>Wildcard - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Card-Jason-Statham/dp/B00SY9NA9M" target="_blank">Amazon Prime Video</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor - The Presidents</h2>
<ul>
<li>President Benson - <em>Hotshots</em></li>
<li>President Dave - <em>Dave</em></li>
<li>President Frankenstein - <em>Deathrace 2000</em></li>
</ul><p>Its the final movie of our second year of podcasting and the last film eligible for our Year in Review episode. It's Jim Van Bebber pulling a Wiseau and killing his way to revenge and no amount of gang members are going to stand in his way. How much ass can he kick? Plenty.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Star Knight - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFI1BRxbVHY" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Cannibal! The Musical - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/130445" target="_blank">Hulu</a></li>
<li>Wildcard - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Card-Jason-Statham/dp/B00SY9NA9M" target="_blank">Amazon Prime Video</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor - The Presidents</h2>
<ul>
<li>President Benson - <em>Hotshots</em></li>
<li>President Dave - <em>Dave</em></li>
<li>President Frankenstein - <em>Deathrace 2000</em></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-102.5-prelude-to-dead-beat-at-dawn.mp3yesFri, 01 Apr 2016 16:59:37 -050030:30bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Gone with the Pope - When Quality Levels CollideStinker Madness<p>Duke Mitchell gives us his best&nbsp;<em>Godfather</em> impression and along the way offends all of mankind, sails the Atlantic without problem, nabs the most powerful man on the planet with a pistol, and then finds God? It's one of the most bonkers films ever made and shouldn't be missed.</p>
<p>This film is one of those rare "masterpieces" that come once every few hundred years. When films like&nbsp;<em>Gone with the Pope&nbsp;</em>are released, the stars and planets must all be in line and druids must sacrifice a virgin on top of some rocks. This is incredibly unique. It's two movies mashed into one with one of the least charismatic actors fronting the entire show all while not having a clue on how to make a movie. It's a vanity piece on par with&nbsp;<em>The Room</em>&nbsp;with a screenplay that is written on napkins and roll up hundreds primarily used for snorting coke. What Duke Mitchell put together in 1975 is a trainwreck of catastrophic proportions.</p>
<p>But then you take the incredible work that Bob Murawski did with restoring and recutting the film and the incredible soundtrack by Jeff Mitchell (Director Duke Mitchells son) and you've got this travesty of a film packaged in a box that rivals the production qualities of&nbsp;<em>Heat&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>Good Fellas.</em> It's insane. Imagine if&nbsp;<em>Troll 2</em> was reproduced by Steven Spielberg.</p>
<p>The story is nuts, the acting is atrocious, the dialogue is a coke-filled nightmare, and behind it all is Duke smiling at himself in the mirror he's using to do lines off of. It's brilliant and nearly impossible to replicate. We may never see the likes of&nbsp;<em>Gone with the Pope&nbsp;</em>ever again in history and as such may be one of the most important bad movies you could possibly choose. Do not miss.</p><p>Duke Mitchell gives us his best&nbsp;<em>Godfather</em> impression and along the way offends all of mankind, sails the Atlantic without problem, nabs the most powerful man on the planet with a pistol, and then finds God? It's one of the most bonkers films ever made and shouldn't be missed.</p>
<p>This film is one of those rare "masterpieces" that come once every few hundred years. When films like&nbsp;<em>Gone with the Pope&nbsp;</em>are released, the stars and planets must all be in line and druids must sacrifice a virgin on top of some rocks. This is incredibly unique. It's two movies mashed into one with one of the least charismatic actors fronting the entire show all while not having a clue on how to make a movie. It's a vanity piece on par with&nbsp;<em>The Room</em>&nbsp;with a screenplay that is written on napkins and roll up hundreds primarily used for snorting coke. What Duke Mitchell put together in 1975 is a trainwreck of catastrophic proportions.</p>
<p>But then you take the incredible work that Bob Murawski did with restoring and recutting the film and the incredible soundtrack by Jeff Mitchell (Director Duke Mitchells son) and you've got this travesty of a film packaged in a box that rivals the production qualities of&nbsp;<em>Heat&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>Good Fellas.</em> It's insane. Imagine if&nbsp;<em>Troll 2</em> was reproduced by Steven Spielberg.</p>
<p>The story is nuts, the acting is atrocious, the dialogue is a coke-filled nightmare, and behind it all is Duke smiling at himself in the mirror he's using to do lines off of. It's brilliant and nearly impossible to replicate. We may never see the likes of&nbsp;<em>Gone with the Pope&nbsp;</em>ever again in history and as such may be one of the most important bad movies you could possibly choose. Do not miss.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-102-gone-with-the-pope.mp3yesMon, 28 Mar 2016 17:20:27 -05001:22:13bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Gone with the PopeStinker Madness<p>It's time for one of the craziest films ever to be made (sorta). In 1976, Duke Mitchell shot most of the film and then the footage disappeared..until now! We think it's about some mafia guys who kidnap The Pope, yes that Pope. You don't want to miss this one.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Eraser - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/478675?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Smokey and the Bandit - <a href="http://www.starz.com/movies/detail/smokeyandthebandit" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Leprechaun 3 - <a href="http://www.starz.com/movies/detail/leprechaun3" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>Yor, The Hunter from the Future</li>
<li>Bodhi - Point Break (1991)</li>
<li>Johnny Rico - Starship Troopers</li>
</ul><p>It's time for one of the craziest films ever to be made (sorta). In 1976, Duke Mitchell shot most of the film and then the footage disappeared..until now! We think it's about some mafia guys who kidnap The Pope, yes that Pope. You don't want to miss this one.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Eraser - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/478675?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Smokey and the Bandit - <a href="http://www.starz.com/movies/detail/smokeyandthebandit" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Leprechaun 3 - <a href="http://www.starz.com/movies/detail/leprechaun3" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>Yor, The Hunter from the Future</li>
<li>Bodhi - Point Break (1991)</li>
<li>Johnny Rico - Starship Troopers</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-101.5-prelude-to-gone-with-the-pope.mp3yesFri, 25 Mar 2016 17:46:14 -050029:59bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Vampire's Kiss - Insane Role = Insane PerformaceStinker MadnessAcademy Award winning Nicolas Coppola (he's not the Nic Cage we know and love yet) stars as a completely insane man and gives a completely insane performance in a movie that seems to be about vampires but....no. It's known as a true stinker but we have a different take.
This film has its flaws for sure. There's some technical flaws, there's some bad shots, way too much stock footage, a piss poor actress with a huge head that isn't deserved but for the most part it's a solid piece. The mystery from Vampire's Kiss stems from the over the top performance by Nic. So let's just discuss his little acting job.
So the film does have it's problems, but Nic Cage is NOT it. He's brilliant and incredibly fun to watch. He nails the role. Whether over the top or not, that's what his job was and he does it. The story is great (in fact, it's a pretty similar story to praised Fight Club) and it's intentionally hilarious. This is a black comedy folks. If you think it's a bad movie then film may not be your thing. Try dirt bikes or backyard wrestling. Academy Award winning Nicolas Coppola (he's not the Nic Cage we know and love yet) stars as a completely insane man and gives a completely insane performance in a movie that seems to be about vampires but....no. It's known as a true stinker but we have a different take.
This film has its flaws for sure. There's some technical flaws, there's some bad shots, way too much stock footage, a piss poor actress with a huge head that isn't deserved but for the most part it's a solid piece. The mystery from Vampire's Kiss stems from the over the top performance by Nic. So let's just discuss his little acting job.
So the film does have it's problems, but Nic Cage is NOT it. He's brilliant and incredibly fun to watch. He nails the role. Whether over the top or not, that's what his job was and he does it. The story is great (in fact, it's a pretty similar story to praised Fight Club) and it's intentionally hilarious. This is a black comedy folks. If you think it's a bad movie then film may not be your thing. Try dirt bikes or backyard wrestling. http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-101-vampires-kiss.mp3yesMon, 21 Mar 2016 15:56:13 -05001:00:57bad movies, bad movie podcast, nicolas cage, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Vampire's KissStinker Madness<p>We open this week with a look at what could have been if "Superman Lives", starring Nic Cage, had ever been made. Special credits to Kevin Smith's (yes that Kevin Smith) original script. Serious credit to Kevin Mcleod at <a href="http://incompetech.com/" target="_blank">incomptech.com</a> for the music. We hope you enjoy.</p>
<p>Jackie brings in the supposed "Cagiest of Cages" this week with&nbsp;<em>Vampire's Kiss</em>. Is Nic Cage doing the worst job ever or was his performance something a naive 1989 critical audience just wasn't ready for?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Slaughterhouse - <a href="https://www.shudder.com/watch/slaughterhouse/336/1" target="_blank">Shudder</a> (sorry we said Starz on the podcast)</li>
<li>Poltergeist II - <a href="http://www.starz.com/movies/detail/poltergeistiitheotherside" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Horror High - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAjFFtZY3NE" target="_blank">YouTube</a> (sorry we said Starz on the podcast)</li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Clairvoyance of when someone is going to poop next - oofff.... 1 out of 10 - Our worst superpower ever...</p><p>We open this week with a look at what could have been if "Superman Lives", starring Nic Cage, had ever been made. Special credits to Kevin Smith's (yes that Kevin Smith) original script. Serious credit to Kevin Mcleod at <a href="http://incompetech.com/" target="_blank">incomptech.com</a> for the music. We hope you enjoy.</p>
<p>Jackie brings in the supposed "Cagiest of Cages" this week with&nbsp;<em>Vampire's Kiss</em>. Is Nic Cage doing the worst job ever or was his performance something a naive 1989 critical audience just wasn't ready for?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Slaughterhouse - <a href="https://www.shudder.com/watch/slaughterhouse/336/1" target="_blank">Shudder</a> (sorry we said Starz on the podcast)</li>
<li>Poltergeist II - <a href="http://www.starz.com/movies/detail/poltergeistiitheotherside" target="_blank">Starz</a></li>
<li>Horror High - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAjFFtZY3NE" target="_blank">YouTube</a> (sorry we said Starz on the podcast)</li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Clairvoyance of when someone is going to poop next - oofff.... 1 out of 10 - Our worst superpower ever...</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-100.5-prelude-to-vampires-kiss.mp3yesFri, 18 Mar 2016 18:25:37 -050030:06bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Street Trash - An affront to morals and bumsStinker Madness<p>A fairly accurate look into the life and mind of the bum that captures the essence of the transient; 100% crazy. Take a bunch of homeless people and then stuff them full of the worst alcohol ever created and watch them melt. Plus many not safe for children topics including penis keep-away...wait what?</p>
<p><em>Street Trash</em> really isn't for everyone. On many levels, it is almost too morally offensive. There's several sequences that are almost too uncomfortable. These bums are horrible, horrible people. They truly care about nothing but themselves and have as little regard for human life as Dr. Josef Mengele. Enter at your own risk and do not bring a date to a viewing of&nbsp;<em>Street Trash</em>.</p><p>While horribly offensive, including instances of rape, murder, racism to Asians, sexual offensiveness to women, people getting peed and puked on, necrophilia, again...the penis keep-away scene, the presentation of this film is so bonkers and poorly made that&nbsp;<em>Street Trash&nbsp;</em>is still a going to get a recommendation from us. Just go in tentatively and with the right audience.</p><p>A fairly accurate look into the life and mind of the bum that captures the essence of the transient; 100% crazy. Take a bunch of homeless people and then stuff them full of the worst alcohol ever created and watch them melt. Plus many not safe for children topics including penis keep-away...wait what?</p>
<p><em>Street Trash</em> really isn't for everyone. On many levels, it is almost too morally offensive. There's several sequences that are almost too uncomfortable. These bums are horrible, horrible people. They truly care about nothing but themselves and have as little regard for human life as Dr. Josef Mengele. Enter at your own risk and do not bring a date to a viewing of&nbsp;<em>Street Trash</em>.</p><p>While horribly offensive, including instances of rape, murder, racism to Asians, sexual offensiveness to women, people getting peed and puked on, necrophilia, again...the penis keep-away scene, the presentation of this film is so bonkers and poorly made that&nbsp;<em>Street Trash&nbsp;</em>is still a going to get a recommendation from us. Just go in tentatively and with the right audience.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/stinkermadness.podbean.com/mf/play/k539vm/episode-100-street-trash.mp3yesMon, 14 Mar 2016 16:49:14 -05001:12:04bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Street TrashStinker Madness<p>This week Sam brings in an seriously oddball in <em>Street Trash</em>, the tale of many, many, many insane bums that like to do horrible things to others.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Prophecy II - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/8177459?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>The Crippled Avengers - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70142218?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Best of the Best 4 - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70189821?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<ul>
<li>Self-Replication w/many caveats - 6 stars</li>
</ul><p>This week Sam brings in an seriously oddball in <em>Street Trash</em>, the tale of many, many, many insane bums that like to do horrible things to others.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Prophecy II - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/8177459?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>The Crippled Avengers - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70142218?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Best of the Best 4 - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70189821?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<ul>
<li>Self-Replication w/many caveats - 6 stars</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-99.5-prelude-to-street-trash.mp3yesFri, 11 Mar 2016 19:15:25 -060029:41bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Q: The Flying Hot Dog TurtleStinker Madness<p>That ol' nasty Aztec cult living in NYC rears its ugly head again and resurrects a giant flying hotdog-turtle that eats bikini ladies. Meanwhile, a low level criminal butthole douchebag treats his girlfriend poorly and then takes a couple of barely working cops on an egg chase.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, this film shouldn't be called "Q", unless "Q" stand for "Quinn" because this film is not about a flying dinosaur(?) worshipped by an Aztec cult. It's truly about Jimmy Quinn, a low level criminal that doesn't understand how to do his job and his quest for fame and fortune, set to the background of a giant flying serpent attacking NYC. Here's a simple test to verify this: Tell us what the story of Q is in this film and then tell us what the story of Jimmy Quinn is in this film. You have a beginning, middle and end to Quinn; you understand his motivations, his relationships and his desires. Quinn is the main story.</p>
<p>So in short, Q is a total blast and for sure a must see movie. Its hilarious, ridiculous, and non-stop banana business. You can really watch Q multiple times back to back. Don't just watch it online. You should own a copy of this gem.</p><p>That ol' nasty Aztec cult living in NYC rears its ugly head again and resurrects a giant flying hotdog-turtle that eats bikini ladies. Meanwhile, a low level criminal butthole douchebag treats his girlfriend poorly and then takes a couple of barely working cops on an egg chase.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, this film shouldn't be called "Q", unless "Q" stand for "Quinn" because this film is not about a flying dinosaur(?) worshipped by an Aztec cult. It's truly about Jimmy Quinn, a low level criminal that doesn't understand how to do his job and his quest for fame and fortune, set to the background of a giant flying serpent attacking NYC. Here's a simple test to verify this: Tell us what the story of Q is in this film and then tell us what the story of Jimmy Quinn is in this film. You have a beginning, middle and end to Quinn; you understand his motivations, his relationships and his desires. Quinn is the main story.</p>
<p>So in short, Q is a total blast and for sure a must see movie. Its hilarious, ridiculous, and non-stop banana business. You can really watch Q multiple times back to back. Don't just watch it online. You should own a copy of this gem.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-99-q-the-winged-serpent.mp3yesMon, 07 Mar 2016 18:06:34 -06001:21:27bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to QStinker Madness<p>This week its time for a definite must see stinker in Q: The Winged Serpent, starring Michael Moriarty, David Carradine, and Richard Roundtree. Sam and Justin have already proclaimed this as making both their Top 10 Year in Review films so you don't want to miss this one.</p>
<h2>Streaming Dos and Dont's</h2>
<p>Make sure to pick this <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sci-Fi-Invasion-50-Movie-Set/16905098" target="_blank">50 movie set Sci-Fi Invasion</a> at Walmart. There's a ton of great bad movies on it and we highly recommend it.</p>
<ul>
<li>Hands of Steel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA8zHDtEGkY" target="_blank">Youtube</a></li>
<li>Top Line - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppNGzy5N_2U" target="_blank">Youtube</a></li>
<li>Unfriended - <a href="http://www.hbo.com/movies/unfriended" target="_blank">HBO Now</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Super Power Debate</h2>
<p>Never requiring sleep or rest - 4.5 out of 10</p><p>This week its time for a definite must see stinker in Q: The Winged Serpent, starring Michael Moriarty, David Carradine, and Richard Roundtree. Sam and Justin have already proclaimed this as making both their Top 10 Year in Review films so you don't want to miss this one.</p>
<h2>Streaming Dos and Dont's</h2>
<p>Make sure to pick this <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sci-Fi-Invasion-50-Movie-Set/16905098" target="_blank">50 movie set Sci-Fi Invasion</a> at Walmart. There's a ton of great bad movies on it and we highly recommend it.</p>
<ul>
<li>Hands of Steel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA8zHDtEGkY" target="_blank">Youtube</a></li>
<li>Top Line - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppNGzy5N_2U" target="_blank">Youtube</a></li>
<li>Unfriended - <a href="http://www.hbo.com/movies/unfriended" target="_blank">HBO Now</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Super Power Debate</h2>
<p>Never requiring sleep or rest - 4.5 out of 10</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-98.5-prelude-to-q-the-winged-serpent.mp3yesFri, 04 Mar 2016 17:57:54 -060033:10bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, American Ninja w/ Joe Fulgham from Caustic SodaStinker Madness<p>Private Joe Armstrong (Michael Dudikoff) makes his dramatic debut to Stinker Madness with enough cool guy stares to melt a polar bear when he and Steve James team-up to punch and kick guys....and shoot them...and blow them up....sometimes run them over....and other ways you can kill guys.</p>
<p>Joining us for this episode is Joe Fulgham from the always funny and sometimes grody podcast, Caustic Soda. If you've never heard or had the chance to listen to these guys you are blowing it. As in "not ever having seen <em>No Holds Barred</em> blowing it". We listen to each and every episode, its that good.</p>
<p><strong>Check out Caustic Soda</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Website - <a href="https://causticsodapodcast.com/">https://causticsodapodcast.com/</a></li>
<li>iTunes -&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/caustic-soda/id365188217">https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/caustic-soda/id365188217</a></li>
<li>PodFeed -&nbsp;<a href="https://causticsodapodcast.com/feed/podcast/">https://causticsodapodcast.com/feed/podcast/</a></li>
</ul>
<p>American Ninja is one of those golden bad movies. It's non-stop fun from beginning to end with no shortage of head slapping stupidity. Cannon Group again wows us with the complete lack of knowledge on their favorite subject, the ninja. For silent assassins, these ninjas sure blow a lot of stuff up.</p>
<p><em>American Ninja</em> is a landmark in bad movies and shouldn't be missed by anyone.</p><p>Private Joe Armstrong (Michael Dudikoff) makes his dramatic debut to Stinker Madness with enough cool guy stares to melt a polar bear when he and Steve James team-up to punch and kick guys....and shoot them...and blow them up....sometimes run them over....and other ways you can kill guys.</p>
<p>Joining us for this episode is Joe Fulgham from the always funny and sometimes grody podcast, Caustic Soda. If you've never heard or had the chance to listen to these guys you are blowing it. As in "not ever having seen <em>No Holds Barred</em> blowing it". We listen to each and every episode, its that good.</p>
<p><strong>Check out Caustic Soda</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Website - <a href="https://causticsodapodcast.com/">https://causticsodapodcast.com/</a></li>
<li>iTunes -&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/caustic-soda/id365188217">https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/caustic-soda/id365188217</a></li>
<li>PodFeed -&nbsp;<a href="https://causticsodapodcast.com/feed/podcast/">https://causticsodapodcast.com/feed/podcast/</a></li>
</ul>
<p>American Ninja is one of those golden bad movies. It's non-stop fun from beginning to end with no shortage of head slapping stupidity. Cannon Group again wows us with the complete lack of knowledge on their favorite subject, the ninja. For silent assassins, these ninjas sure blow a lot of stuff up.</p>
<p><em>American Ninja</em> is a landmark in bad movies and shouldn't be missed by anyone.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-98-american-ninja.mp3yesMon, 29 Feb 2016 19:41:15 -06001:34:09bad movies, cannon films, michael dudikoff, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to American NinjaStinker Madness<p>Well, who didn't see this one making it to the program? It's 1). Michael J. Dudikoff 2). Cannon Films and 3). Ninja baloney that doesn't require any working knowledge of ninjas, just that they are sweet.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We've got a VERY special guest for the&nbsp;<em>American Ninja</em> main episode, Joe Fulgham from the <a href="https://causticsodapodcast.com/" target="_blank">Caustic Soda Podcast</a>. You don't want to miss this one.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Everly - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80026801?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Turbo Kid - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80052497?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>The power to freeze time within spheres around you - 1 out of 10 - The worst superpower ever!</p><p>Well, who didn't see this one making it to the program? It's 1). Michael J. Dudikoff 2). Cannon Films and 3). Ninja baloney that doesn't require any working knowledge of ninjas, just that they are sweet.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We've got a VERY special guest for the&nbsp;<em>American Ninja</em> main episode, Joe Fulgham from the <a href="https://causticsodapodcast.com/" target="_blank">Caustic Soda Podcast</a>. You don't want to miss this one.</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Everly - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80026801?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Turbo Kid - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80052497?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>The power to freeze time within spheres around you - 1 out of 10 - The worst superpower ever!</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-97.5-prelude-to-american-ninja.mp3yesFri, 26 Feb 2016 17:55:40 -060032:45bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Turkey Shoot - You failed at Bad Guy School, didn't you?Stinker Madness<p>The deadliest game comes to Stinker Madness once again in the form of "Ozploitation" with 1982's&nbsp;<em>Turkey Shoot</em>. Brian Trenchard-Smith delivers a classic stinker with some seriously insane sequences and a hell of lot of fun.</p>
<p><em>Turkey Shoot</em> has a reputation for being pretty hardcore with heavy exploitative tones and excessive gore. We're not really seeing it. This is a fairly tame movie (in relative terms) to other "exploitation" films (see <em>Cannibal Ferox</em>, <em>Mad Foxes</em>, <em>Killer Elephants</em> et al.) So no one should go into this one thinking they are gonna get really offended or grossed out.</p>
<p>The end of the movie is truly epic and glorious. If the first 3/4 of the movie is a 7 then end is 9. It's fantastic and puts this one in the must watch list.</p><p>The deadliest game comes to Stinker Madness once again in the form of "Ozploitation" with 1982's&nbsp;<em>Turkey Shoot</em>. Brian Trenchard-Smith delivers a classic stinker with some seriously insane sequences and a hell of lot of fun.</p>
<p><em>Turkey Shoot</em> has a reputation for being pretty hardcore with heavy exploitative tones and excessive gore. We're not really seeing it. This is a fairly tame movie (in relative terms) to other "exploitation" films (see <em>Cannibal Ferox</em>, <em>Mad Foxes</em>, <em>Killer Elephants</em> et al.) So no one should go into this one thinking they are gonna get really offended or grossed out.</p>
<p>The end of the movie is truly epic and glorious. If the first 3/4 of the movie is a 7 then end is 9. It's fantastic and puts this one in the must watch list.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-97-turkey-shoot.mp3yesMon, 22 Feb 2016 17:48:41 -06001:14:24bad movies, bad movie podcast, ozploitation, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Turkey ShootStinker MadnessFinally we get to another Ozploitation film. This time it comes in the form of a dystopian society that hasn't learned to "NEVER HUNT A MAN" in Turkey Shoot or Escape 2000 from Brian-Trenchard Smith. The full movie is finally on YouTube so be sure to watch this one. It's a hoot.
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Prophecy - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/548548?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Worst Sports Movies We've Ever</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Ed</em> - The further we get away from <em>Ed</em>, the more we like it. It's a strange phenomenon.</li>
<li><em>No Holds Barred</em> - Imaginary Non-People Sanctioned Street Fighting on TV</li>
<li><em>The Babe</em> - John Goodman stars as Babe Ruth and it completely doesn't work. Hokey and cheesy.</li>
<li><em>Over the Top</em> - Arm Wrestling Truckers....that's a sport right? Ruining your child's future may also be a sport.</li>
<li><em>Rocky V</em> - Rocky is suddenly poor....after defeating Communism...huh...</li>
<li><em>Mathilda the Boxing Kangaroo</em> - How did Eliott Gould get involved in this? Future Stinker Madness episode</li>
<li><em>The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh</em> - People born under the sign of pisces team up to save basketball in Pittsburgh with their star powers...Future Stinker Madness episode.</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Great Super Power Debate</h3>
<p>Immunity to poison gas - 2.5 out of 10</p>Finally we get to another Ozploitation film. This time it comes in the form of a dystopian society that hasn't learned to "NEVER HUNT A MAN" in Turkey Shoot or Escape 2000 from Brian-Trenchard Smith. The full movie is finally on YouTube so be sure to watch this one. It's a hoot.
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Prophecy - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/548548?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Worst Sports Movies We've Ever</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Ed</em> - The further we get away from <em>Ed</em>, the more we like it. It's a strange phenomenon.</li>
<li><em>No Holds Barred</em> - Imaginary Non-People Sanctioned Street Fighting on TV</li>
<li><em>The Babe</em> - John Goodman stars as Babe Ruth and it completely doesn't work. Hokey and cheesy.</li>
<li><em>Over the Top</em> - Arm Wrestling Truckers....that's a sport right? Ruining your child's future may also be a sport.</li>
<li><em>Rocky V</em> - Rocky is suddenly poor....after defeating Communism...huh...</li>
<li><em>Mathilda the Boxing Kangaroo</em> - How did Eliott Gould get involved in this? Future Stinker Madness episode</li>
<li><em>The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh</em> - People born under the sign of pisces team up to save basketball in Pittsburgh with their star powers...Future Stinker Madness episode.</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Great Super Power Debate</h3>
<p>Immunity to poison gas - 2.5 out of 10</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-96.5-prelude-to-turkey-shoot.mp3yesFri, 19 Feb 2016 18:49:08 -060032:44bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, ozploitation,2015 SMABFAsStinker Madness<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The hottest awards for bad films in 2015 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2015 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span></p>
<h2>And the Nominees &nbsp;&amp; Winners are (winner in bold):</h2>
<h3>Best Bad Movie - The Most Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li>Paul Blart Mall Cop 2</li>
<li>The Transporter Refueled</li>
<li>Furious 7</li>
<li><strong>Jupiter Ascending</strong></li>
<li>The Last Witch Hunter</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worst Bad Movie - The Least Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hot Pursuit</li>
<li><strong>Mortdecai</strong></li>
<li>Aloha</li>
<li>Fantastic Four</li>
<li>The Gallows</li>
</ul>
<h3>Best Bad Actor - Most Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Ray Stevenson - Transporter Refueled</li>
<li>Eddie Redmayne - Jupiter Ascending</li>
<li>Paul Bettany - Mortdecai</li>
<li><strong>Rupert Friend - Hitman: Agent 47</strong></li>
<li>Jason Statham - Furious 7</li>
<li>Paul Walker - Furious 7</li>
</ul>
<h3>Best Bad Actress -&nbsp;Most Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Emma Stone - Aloha</li>
<li>Dakota Johnson - 50 Shades</li>
<li>Julianne Moore - Seventh Son</li>
<li><strong>Rose Leslie - Last Witch Hunter</strong></li>
<li>Juliette Lewis - Jem and the Holograms</li>
</ul>
<h3>MST3K Most Riffable - The easiest and most fun to make fun of film while viewing</h3>
<ul>
<li>Jupiter Ascending</li>
<li>50 Shades of Grey</li>
<li>Last Witch Hunter</li>
<li><strong>Point Break</strong></li>
<li>Seventh Son</li>
</ul>
<h3>New SMABFA Categories:</h3>
<h3>Worst Bad Actor - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Johnny Depp - Mortdecai</strong></li>
<li>Eddie Redmayne - Jupiter Ascending</li>
<li>Edgar Ramirez - Point Break</li>
<li>Jeff Bridges - Seventh Son</li>
<li>Ryan Shoos - The Gallows</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worst Bad Actress - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Teresa Palmer - Point Break</li>
<li>Sofia Vergara - Hot Pursuit</li>
<li>Kate Mara - Fantastic Four</li>
<li><strong>Reese Witherspoon - Hot Pursuit</strong></li>
<li>Julianne Moore - Seventh Son</li>
</ul>
<h3>Least Funny Comedy - The "Comedy" movie that is the least humorous</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hot Pursuit</li>
<li>Pixels</li>
<li>Paul Blart Mall Cop 2</li>
<li><strong>Mortdecai</strong></li>
</ul><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The hottest awards for bad films in 2015 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2015 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span></p>
<h2>And the Nominees &nbsp;&amp; Winners are (winner in bold):</h2>
<h3>Best Bad Movie - The Most Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li>Paul Blart Mall Cop 2</li>
<li>The Transporter Refueled</li>
<li>Furious 7</li>
<li><strong>Jupiter Ascending</strong></li>
<li>The Last Witch Hunter</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worst Bad Movie - The Least Enjoyable Bad Movie</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hot Pursuit</li>
<li><strong>Mortdecai</strong></li>
<li>Aloha</li>
<li>Fantastic Four</li>
<li>The Gallows</li>
</ul>
<h3>Best Bad Actor - Most Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Ray Stevenson - Transporter Refueled</li>
<li>Eddie Redmayne - Jupiter Ascending</li>
<li>Paul Bettany - Mortdecai</li>
<li><strong>Rupert Friend - Hitman: Agent 47</strong></li>
<li>Jason Statham - Furious 7</li>
<li>Paul Walker - Furious 7</li>
</ul>
<h3>Best Bad Actress -&nbsp;Most Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Emma Stone - Aloha</li>
<li>Dakota Johnson - 50 Shades</li>
<li>Julianne Moore - Seventh Son</li>
<li><strong>Rose Leslie - Last Witch Hunter</strong></li>
<li>Juliette Lewis - Jem and the Holograms</li>
</ul>
<h3>MST3K Most Riffable - The easiest and most fun to make fun of film while viewing</h3>
<ul>
<li>Jupiter Ascending</li>
<li>50 Shades of Grey</li>
<li>Last Witch Hunter</li>
<li><strong>Point Break</strong></li>
<li>Seventh Son</li>
</ul>
<h3>New SMABFA Categories:</h3>
<h3>Worst Bad Actor - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Johnny Depp - Mortdecai</strong></li>
<li>Eddie Redmayne - Jupiter Ascending</li>
<li>Edgar Ramirez - Point Break</li>
<li>Jeff Bridges - Seventh Son</li>
<li>Ryan Shoos - The Gallows</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worst Bad Actress - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor</h3>
<ul>
<li>Teresa Palmer - Point Break</li>
<li>Sofia Vergara - Hot Pursuit</li>
<li>Kate Mara - Fantastic Four</li>
<li><strong>Reese Witherspoon - Hot Pursuit</strong></li>
<li>Julianne Moore - Seventh Son</li>
</ul>
<h3>Least Funny Comedy - The "Comedy" movie that is the least humorous</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hot Pursuit</li>
<li>Pixels</li>
<li>Paul Blart Mall Cop 2</li>
<li><strong>Mortdecai</strong></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-96-2015-SMABFAs.mp3yesMon, 15 Feb 2016 16:48:22 -06001:07:39bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, movie awards, mortdecai, jupiter ascedning, johnny depp, reese witherspoon, point break, paul blart, pixels, vin diesel, last witch hunter, jem and the hoJem and the Holograms - Nice Moral, Bad DeliveryStinker Madness<p>In October of 2015,&nbsp;<em>Jem and the Holograms</em> was released into US theaters with much fanfare, and by fanfare I mean people asking "They remade Jem? Well that was dumb..." and then one week later it was nowhere to be found, instantly making it a SMABFA contender. Whose idea was this anyways?</p>
<p>The problem with&nbsp;<em>Jem&nbsp;</em>is the moral gets completely lost in the presentation. Sure, the plot is stupid. Sure, acting is not so good. Sure, the hunky boy is a total douche with the obligatory shirtless scene. These problems can be managed. The problem with&nbsp;<em>Jem&nbsp;</em>is the constant use of YouTube videos of other real life teenagers "practicing" music intercut into dialogue and montages. They are a hideous distraction and painfully annoying. Just what this film needs, more Internetting....blech.<em><br /></em></p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="4-star" /></p><p>In October of 2015,&nbsp;<em>Jem and the Holograms</em> was released into US theaters with much fanfare, and by fanfare I mean people asking "They remade Jem? Well that was dumb..." and then one week later it was nowhere to be found, instantly making it a SMABFA contender. Whose idea was this anyways?</p>
<p>The problem with&nbsp;<em>Jem&nbsp;</em>is the moral gets completely lost in the presentation. Sure, the plot is stupid. Sure, acting is not so good. Sure, the hunky boy is a total douche with the obligatory shirtless scene. These problems can be managed. The problem with&nbsp;<em>Jem&nbsp;</em>is the constant use of YouTube videos of other real life teenagers "practicing" music intercut into dialogue and montages. They are a hideous distraction and painfully annoying. Just what this film needs, more Internetting....blech.<em><br /></em></p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="4-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-95-jem-and-the-holograms.mp3yesMon, 08 Feb 2016 17:50:29 -06001:12:12bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Jem and the HologramsStinker Madness<p>This week we finish off the last of our 2015 SMABFA contenders with the remake of Jackie's favorite 80's band of cartoon ladies. Could Jem and the Holograms preserve the cheese of the original cartoon or will they try to modernize it, making it completely boring?</p>
<h3>Jackie's Movie Call Cast List</h3>
<p>What animal do you bring to a open call casting so that the producer chooses you. What?!?!</p>
<p>Get ready for the SMABFAs! They are coming out next week! Check for <a href="http://www.stinkermadness.com/specials/2015-smabfas">updates here</a>.</p><p>This week we finish off the last of our 2015 SMABFA contenders with the remake of Jackie's favorite 80's band of cartoon ladies. Could Jem and the Holograms preserve the cheese of the original cartoon or will they try to modernize it, making it completely boring?</p>
<h3>Jackie's Movie Call Cast List</h3>
<p>What animal do you bring to a open call casting so that the producer chooses you. What?!?!</p>
<p>Get ready for the SMABFAs! They are coming out next week! Check for <a href="http://www.stinkermadness.com/specials/2015-smabfas">updates here</a>.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-94.5-prelude-to-jem-and-the-holograms.mp3yesFri, 05 Feb 2016 17:45:03 -060033:04bad movies, bad movie awards, smabfas, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Starship Troopers - Verhoeven's OpusStinker Madness<p>Paul Verhoeven had a vision for a caricature of a Facist future society and totally nails it in the guise of a silly space battle movie. Toss in a 3 way love story with incredibly strong and easy to care for characters, exceptional acting and you've got one of hell of a good movie.</p>
<p>Why then is this movie on Stinker Madness? Well because in 1997 the critics and Sam and Justin made a single mistake; they didn't get this movie. The world wasn't ready for&nbsp;<em>Starship Troopers.</em> We were expecting a film adaptation of the Robert Heinlein science fiction novel of the same title. We weren't expecting a high school football game with backflips. We weren't expecting children smashing beetles and mothers laughing maniacally at it. We weren't expecting&nbsp;<em>Robocop&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>Total Recall&nbsp;</em>with a serious story and moral statement. So it was panned by critics. Thus making it a "bad movie". But it truly is a masterpiece in pop culture.</p>
<p><em>Starship Troopers&nbsp;</em>has all the staples of a great bad movie. It's packed with action, its fast paced, its morbidly hilarious and the practical effects are gory and top notch. But the acting, story and masterful direction make the film a good movie packaged as a bad one. We applaud you, Verhoeven. This film is a masterpiece and should be viewed by everyone.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/8-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="8-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/7-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="7-star" /></p><p>Paul Verhoeven had a vision for a caricature of a Facist future society and totally nails it in the guise of a silly space battle movie. Toss in a 3 way love story with incredibly strong and easy to care for characters, exceptional acting and you've got one of hell of a good movie.</p>
<p>Why then is this movie on Stinker Madness? Well because in 1997 the critics and Sam and Justin made a single mistake; they didn't get this movie. The world wasn't ready for&nbsp;<em>Starship Troopers.</em> We were expecting a film adaptation of the Robert Heinlein science fiction novel of the same title. We weren't expecting a high school football game with backflips. We weren't expecting children smashing beetles and mothers laughing maniacally at it. We weren't expecting&nbsp;<em>Robocop&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>Total Recall&nbsp;</em>with a serious story and moral statement. So it was panned by critics. Thus making it a "bad movie". But it truly is a masterpiece in pop culture.</p>
<p><em>Starship Troopers&nbsp;</em>has all the staples of a great bad movie. It's packed with action, its fast paced, its morbidly hilarious and the practical effects are gory and top notch. But the acting, story and masterful direction make the film a good movie packaged as a bad one. We applaud you, Verhoeven. This film is a masterpiece and should be viewed by everyone.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/8-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="8-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/7-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="7-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-93-starship-troopers.mp3yesMon, 01 Feb 2016 18:00:54 -06001:06:02bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Starship TroopersStinker Madness<p>With this episode of the famed Stinker Madness Podcast we prepare for 1997's&nbsp;<em>Starship Troopers</em> from master of stuff, Paul Verhoeven. Despite having a solid IMDB user rating, the critics panned it. Does Johnny Rico get better with age? Can Denise Richards be more than just walking boobs? IS the only good bug a dead bug?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>The Runner - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80057700" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Pop Quiz, Hot Shot? - How do they do drugs in film?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Sniffing cocaine - powdered lactose</li>
<li>Heroin cooking - sugar &amp; baking soda</li>
<li>Smoking weed - Wizard Weed - weed with no THC. Same things cops use when they go undercover.</li>
<li>Crack rocks - Rock candy OR glue and baking soda</li>
<li>Needle injections - prosthetic arms, trick needles, OR for budget movies - stunt guy just frickin' does it.</li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<ul>
<li>Face freezing power - 2.5/10</li>
</ul><p>With this episode of the famed Stinker Madness Podcast we prepare for 1997's&nbsp;<em>Starship Troopers</em> from master of stuff, Paul Verhoeven. Despite having a solid IMDB user rating, the critics panned it. Does Johnny Rico get better with age? Can Denise Richards be more than just walking boobs? IS the only good bug a dead bug?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>The Runner - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80057700" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Pop Quiz, Hot Shot? - How do they do drugs in film?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Sniffing cocaine - powdered lactose</li>
<li>Heroin cooking - sugar &amp; baking soda</li>
<li>Smoking weed - Wizard Weed - weed with no THC. Same things cops use when they go undercover.</li>
<li>Crack rocks - Rock candy OR glue and baking soda</li>
<li>Needle injections - prosthetic arms, trick needles, OR for budget movies - stunt guy just frickin' does it.</li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<ul>
<li>Face freezing power - 2.5/10</li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-92.5-prelude-to-starship-troopers.mp3yesFri, 29 Jan 2016 18:41:11 -060026:16bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Point Break (1991) - Gimme Dominic and Brian any dayStinker Madness<p>For 25 years, people have been celebrating a film about a FBI guy spending 3/4 of the movie trying to get fired and perhaps sent to prison, while steadily falling in love with a dude brah. Since its release apparently no one has watched it because this crap stinks and not in good ways.</p>
<p>There's quite a few more problems with the film including the casting of Lori Petty, how Patrick Swayze looks (he looks like an insane homeless person, he does NOT look cool), the extended "way too much information" dialogue between strangers, so much damn slo-motion, characters make choices that conflict with their entire idiom, there's shots of people/things that are there just to look cool and not to contribute to the story.</p>
<p><em>Point Break&nbsp;</em>is just a 5/10. Stop it with your nostalgia for this film. Put aside your 13 year old boy love for Bodhi and Johnny Utah.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="5-star" /></p><p>For 25 years, people have been celebrating a film about a FBI guy spending 3/4 of the movie trying to get fired and perhaps sent to prison, while steadily falling in love with a dude brah. Since its release apparently no one has watched it because this crap stinks and not in good ways.</p>
<p>There's quite a few more problems with the film including the casting of Lori Petty, how Patrick Swayze looks (he looks like an insane homeless person, he does NOT look cool), the extended "way too much information" dialogue between strangers, so much damn slo-motion, characters make choices that conflict with their entire idiom, there's shots of people/things that are there just to look cool and not to contribute to the story.</p>
<p><em>Point Break&nbsp;</em>is just a 5/10. Stop it with your nostalgia for this film. Put aside your 13 year old boy love for Bodhi and Johnny Utah.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="5-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-92-point-break-1991.mp3yesMon, 25 Jan 2016 18:07:28 -06001:05:31bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Point Break (1991)Stinker Madness<p>Johnny Utah finally graces our presence in Kathryn Bigelow's second appearance on the show. Can it POSSIBLY be a good movie? Can it be a bad movie that everyone thinks is good? Or is it just the same as her Near Dark and just meh? Least Busey is in it.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - Netflix (No longer available)</li>
<li>The Thaw - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thaw-Martha-MacIsaac/dp/B002L2Q266/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>The Brain that Wouldn't Die - (with MST3K) - <a href="https://youtu.be/xo64fnJP1qw" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Darkman - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/421683" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Telekinesis limited to 8 ft range and 40 lbs. - 6.5 stars</p><p>Johnny Utah finally graces our presence in Kathryn Bigelow's second appearance on the show. Can it POSSIBLY be a good movie? Can it be a bad movie that everyone thinks is good? Or is it just the same as her Near Dark and just meh? Least Busey is in it.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - Netflix (No longer available)</li>
<li>The Thaw - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thaw-Martha-MacIsaac/dp/B002L2Q266/" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>The Brain that Wouldn't Die - (with MST3K) - <a href="https://youtu.be/xo64fnJP1qw" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Darkman - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/421683" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Telekinesis limited to 8 ft range and 40 lbs. - 6.5 stars</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-91.5-prelude-to-point-break-1991.mp3yesFri, 22 Jan 2016 19:24:23 -060032:20bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Point Break (2015)Stinker Madness<p>For years people have been requesting a remake of a really stupid and poorly thought out 90's movie with horrendous acting and too many "dude bros" and then make it much much stupider. Wait...no one asked for that? Then wait the hell is the point of&nbsp;<em>Point Break (2015)</em>?</p>
<p>The story of 2015's&nbsp;<em>Point Break</em> is truly one of the more poorly thought plots in recent memory. Johnny Utah must go undercover into some extreme guys again and to do it he must also do extreme stuff to build up their trust. There the plot similarity ends. The real dumb stuff is the motivation of Bodhi and his crew. They are going to save the Earth (environmentally, ie. "Mans progress is totally harshing my groove, bro" crap)...by doing 8 extreme sport/stunts. Yup. Save the Earth by jumping off stuff. Now one can argue that they are environmental terrorists who are going to stop corporations from damaging the Earth by extreme criminality but at no point would any of their stunts do that, one, in fact, damages the Earth more than the activity they are preventing and then halfway through the movie, they just give up on that completely and just do extreme sports so, as Bodhi puts it, "become one with the Earth". If only "becoming one with the Earth" meant splattering into the side of it at terminal velocity.</p>
<p>The story is the only fun bad thing in it. Its absolutely not worth viewing by anyone as it rides in that black hole of "not good" and "not very bad" that films fall into. Maybe its worth viewing if you have the flu and are hopped up on NyQuil...</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="5-star" /></p><p>For years people have been requesting a remake of a really stupid and poorly thought out 90's movie with horrendous acting and too many "dude bros" and then make it much much stupider. Wait...no one asked for that? Then wait the hell is the point of&nbsp;<em>Point Break (2015)</em>?</p>
<p>The story of 2015's&nbsp;<em>Point Break</em> is truly one of the more poorly thought plots in recent memory. Johnny Utah must go undercover into some extreme guys again and to do it he must also do extreme stuff to build up their trust. There the plot similarity ends. The real dumb stuff is the motivation of Bodhi and his crew. They are going to save the Earth (environmentally, ie. "Mans progress is totally harshing my groove, bro" crap)...by doing 8 extreme sport/stunts. Yup. Save the Earth by jumping off stuff. Now one can argue that they are environmental terrorists who are going to stop corporations from damaging the Earth by extreme criminality but at no point would any of their stunts do that, one, in fact, damages the Earth more than the activity they are preventing and then halfway through the movie, they just give up on that completely and just do extreme sports so, as Bodhi puts it, "become one with the Earth". If only "becoming one with the Earth" meant splattering into the side of it at terminal velocity.</p>
<p>The story is the only fun bad thing in it. Its absolutely not worth viewing by anyone as it rides in that black hole of "not good" and "not very bad" that films fall into. Maybe its worth viewing if you have the flu and are hopped up on NyQuil...</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="5-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-91-point-break-2015.mp3yesMon, 18 Jan 2016 17:45:45 -06001:19:10bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Sssssss - The S is silentStinker Madness<p>In what very well may be the worst mad scientist plan of all time, Professor Stoner (didn't make that up) turns innocent David from Man to Snakeman to.....well mongoose lunch. It's ssssssso ssssssstupid! It should be mentioned that no other film on this podcast is as worthy of being a MST3K episode.</p>
<p>The film is not a fantastically fun time. There's periods of nothing happening and just shots of snakes and/or montages of David suffering from his condition. In truth there is only about 15 minutes worth of plot in this movie, but the end is so incredibly ssssssstupid that it can't be missed.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/6-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="6-star" /></p><p>In what very well may be the worst mad scientist plan of all time, Professor Stoner (didn't make that up) turns innocent David from Man to Snakeman to.....well mongoose lunch. It's ssssssso ssssssstupid! It should be mentioned that no other film on this podcast is as worthy of being a MST3K episode.</p>
<p>The film is not a fantastically fun time. There's periods of nothing happening and just shots of snakes and/or montages of David suffering from his condition. In truth there is only about 15 minutes worth of plot in this movie, but the end is so incredibly ssssssstupid that it can't be missed.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/6-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="6-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-90-sssssss.mp3yesWed, 13 Jan 2016 20:15:18 -060059:53bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to SssssssStinker Madness<p>This week Justin rolls the dice on maybe the worst movie title of all time. Seriously, try to tell your friends your watching Sssssss and listen how it comes out of your mouth. Onomatopoeia should never be used in film titles. But we think its about snake men...</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Moonraker - Hulu Plus</li>
<li>The Living Daylights - Hulu Plus</li>
<li>Tomorrow Never Dies - Hulu Plus</li>
</ul>
<h2>The Greatest Super Power Debate</h2>
<p>Fish Man - 6.5 stars</p><p>This week Justin rolls the dice on maybe the worst movie title of all time. Seriously, try to tell your friends your watching Sssssss and listen how it comes out of your mouth. Onomatopoeia should never be used in film titles. But we think its about snake men...</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Moonraker - Hulu Plus</li>
<li>The Living Daylights - Hulu Plus</li>
<li>Tomorrow Never Dies - Hulu Plus</li>
</ul>
<h2>The Greatest Super Power Debate</h2>
<p>Fish Man - 6.5 stars</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-89.5-prelude-to-sssssss.mp3yesFri, 08 Jan 2016 17:14:57 -060035:53bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, The Apple - So God Drives a Bentley?Stinker Madness<p>In the year 1994, disco has become such a force in culture that record producers can rule the government forcing the citizens of Earth to face prison time and social rejection if they are not down with "BIM"...we still aren't sure what BIM is but apparently you must be down with it. However, we are not.</p>
<p>This movie stinks! Wow is this not how you make a movie and its such a mess that it becomes a spectacle. Normally, movies that predict the future are pretty off in their predictions of how we live but this one is WAAAAYYYY off. I don't remember glam in 1994's music. Maybe I misses something but I don't remember flannel having alot of glitter on it. But this film just can't believe that disco and "The Bay City Rollers" weren't going to rule music.</p>
<p>However, the film is such a total disaster that there is a level of fun to it. The other primary bonus is that the film is short. You're not stuck in misery for way too long. There is only a few moments of pain that you must suffer from such as songs that run on too long and are crap to get to all of the good stuff. Without spoilers the ending is well worth the crappy parts to get to. Its not a great bad movie but its good enough for a viewing.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/6-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="6-star" /></p><p>In the year 1994, disco has become such a force in culture that record producers can rule the government forcing the citizens of Earth to face prison time and social rejection if they are not down with "BIM"...we still aren't sure what BIM is but apparently you must be down with it. However, we are not.</p>
<p>This movie stinks! Wow is this not how you make a movie and its such a mess that it becomes a spectacle. Normally, movies that predict the future are pretty off in their predictions of how we live but this one is WAAAAYYYY off. I don't remember glam in 1994's music. Maybe I misses something but I don't remember flannel having alot of glitter on it. But this film just can't believe that disco and "The Bay City Rollers" weren't going to rule music.</p>
<p>However, the film is such a total disaster that there is a level of fun to it. The other primary bonus is that the film is short. You're not stuck in misery for way too long. There is only a few moments of pain that you must suffer from such as songs that run on too long and are crap to get to all of the good stuff. Without spoilers the ending is well worth the crappy parts to get to. Its not a great bad movie but its good enough for a viewing.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/6-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="6-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-89-the-apple.mp3yesMon, 04 Jan 2016 17:43:01 -06001:18:41bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to The AppleStinker Madness<p>Jackie brings us her third musical mess with 1980's&nbsp;<em>The Apple</em> from Cannon Films, directed by none other than Menaham Golan. Can it beat out other similarily crappy 1980 films <i>Can't Stop the Music&nbsp;</i>and&nbsp;<em>Xanadu?</em></p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>36th Chamber of Shaolin - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70062784" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Hidden Assassin - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/60023209" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Assassins - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/265929" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Shitting Telepathy</p><p>Jackie brings us her third musical mess with 1980's&nbsp;<em>The Apple</em> from Cannon Films, directed by none other than Menaham Golan. Can it beat out other similarily crappy 1980 films <i>Can't Stop the Music&nbsp;</i>and&nbsp;<em>Xanadu?</em></p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>36th Chamber of Shaolin - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70062784" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Hidden Assassin - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/60023209" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Assassins - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/265929" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Shitting Telepathy</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-88.5-prelude-to-the-apple.mp3yesFri, 01 Jan 2016 10:18:40 -060027:29bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Yor: The Hunter from the Future - Hey, He's Awesome!Stinker Madness<p>Yor does not come from the future. He comes from over there. Sorry for the spoiler. He is still awesome. The ladies love him, the men fear him and Yor believes himself to be the most rad dude of all time and he might be right.</p>
<p><em>Yor&nbsp;</em>is one of those wacky Italian movies that believes to be a good idea with a good story but is just a mess of silly business. Yor bounces smugly from scene to scene veritably stating directly to the audience, "Hey, did you know I'm awesome? Cause I am." His motivations aren't clear, his actions are bonkers, and his idiom is dubious. He's great. He even has his own awesome theme song (Yor's World) that rivals "Do You Want to Be a Hero" from&nbsp;<em>Biggles: Adventure in Time&nbsp;</em>and "Stargrove" from&nbsp;<em>Never Too Young To Die</em>.</p>
<p><em>Yor: The Hunter from the Future</em> is one heck of a good time and is required viewing for any fan of the swords and sandals genre, as long as you like stupid crap.&nbsp;</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="5-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/7-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="7-star" /></p><p>Yor does not come from the future. He comes from over there. Sorry for the spoiler. He is still awesome. The ladies love him, the men fear him and Yor believes himself to be the most rad dude of all time and he might be right.</p>
<p><em>Yor&nbsp;</em>is one of those wacky Italian movies that believes to be a good idea with a good story but is just a mess of silly business. Yor bounces smugly from scene to scene veritably stating directly to the audience, "Hey, did you know I'm awesome? Cause I am." His motivations aren't clear, his actions are bonkers, and his idiom is dubious. He's great. He even has his own awesome theme song (Yor's World) that rivals "Do You Want to Be a Hero" from&nbsp;<em>Biggles: Adventure in Time&nbsp;</em>and "Stargrove" from&nbsp;<em>Never Too Young To Die</em>.</p>
<p><em>Yor: The Hunter from the Future</em> is one heck of a good time and is required viewing for any fan of the swords and sandals genre, as long as you like stupid crap.&nbsp;</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="5-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/7-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="7-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-88-yor.mp3yesMon, 28 Dec 2015 17:43:11 -06001:02:59bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Yor: The Hunter from the FutureStinker Madness<p>For years, Sam has been praising&nbsp;<em>Yor: The Hunter from the Future</em> and now its finally time to share it's hunky goodness with the rest of the world. Let the scantily clad ladies fill our eyeballs.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80018991" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Cannonball Run II - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/834581" target="_blank">Hulu Plus</a></li>
<li>Timeline - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/60031270" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>36th Chamber of Shaolin - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70062784" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>The Super Penis</p><p>For years, Sam has been praising&nbsp;<em>Yor: The Hunter from the Future</em> and now its finally time to share it's hunky goodness with the rest of the world. Let the scantily clad ladies fill our eyeballs.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80018991" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Cannonball Run II - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/834581" target="_blank">Hulu Plus</a></li>
<li>Timeline - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/60031270" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>36th Chamber of Shaolin - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70062784" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>The Super Penis</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-86.5-prelude-to-yor.mp3yesFri, 25 Dec 2015 15:54:06 -060037:02bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Dreamcatcher Part 2 - We are stumpedStinker Madness<p>We all absolutely loved <em>Dreamcatcher.</em> Its got all the qualities fans of bad movies look for. It keeps moving and never loses your interest in what is on screen even when you can't make heads or tails of what you are seeing. The story and key events are so confusing and dubious that you can talk with other viewers about theories and try to answer questions for hours afterwards. There's entire forums dedicated to trying to hypothesize what the hell happens in this train wreck. It's highly recommended you spend the time to view this masterpiece of horrendous film-making.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/8-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="8-star" /></p><p>We all absolutely loved <em>Dreamcatcher.</em> Its got all the qualities fans of bad movies look for. It keeps moving and never loses your interest in what is on screen even when you can't make heads or tails of what you are seeing. The story and key events are so confusing and dubious that you can talk with other viewers about theories and try to answer questions for hours afterwards. There's entire forums dedicated to trying to hypothesize what the hell happens in this train wreck. It's highly recommended you spend the time to view this masterpiece of horrendous film-making.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="1-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/8-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="8-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-86-dreamcatcher-part2.mp3yesMon, 21 Dec 2015 17:51:30 -06001:04:33bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Dreamcatcher Part 1 - Man vs PoopStinker Madness<p>In our first 2 parter ever, we break down 2003's&nbsp;<em>Dreamcatcher</em>. This movie is insanity. There is just about everything you want in a bad movie in this one. It is a scosh too long but this one's got it all with the combination of the stupid plot, the bad acting, the cheesy movie monster (it comes out butts), the dubiousness of Morgan Freeman and Tom Sizemore's characters, and Dudditts. Wow, Duddits. We love you, Duddits.</p>
<p>The primary mistake this movie makes is poop. Really really. The film is meant to be frightening. The elements in concept are horrific. Being killed by something that is too big to be inside you coming out of your butt is possibly one of the worst ways to go. The Spanish Inquisition had nicer ways of killing people. Josef Mengele would have loved to have a bunch of shit weasels at his disposal. However, this is not scary in&nbsp;<em>Dreamcatcher</em>, it's hilarious. By the time the "horror" starts in this film, you've been giggling about farts and poop for ten minutes. So it's pretty tough to be scared.</p>
<p>Questions abound in this thing. It is more dubious than&nbsp;<em>Wicker Man.&nbsp;</em>How do the aliens work? What's their reproduction cycle? Are the shit weasels actually the same species? Why is it called <em>Dreamcatcher?</em>&nbsp;Is Duddits mentally handicapped or just has a speech impediment? Who is Duddits? Did his mom screw an alien? Seriously, what's with Morgan Freeman's eyebrows...the list goes on and on. We were able to <a href="http://www.stinkermadness.com/episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/the-wicker-man" title="We solve the riddles of the Wicker Man episode">figure <i>The Wicker Man</i> out</a> but this one defeated us. We just can't come up with theories to answer these....</p><p>In our first 2 parter ever, we break down 2003's&nbsp;<em>Dreamcatcher</em>. This movie is insanity. There is just about everything you want in a bad movie in this one. It is a scosh too long but this one's got it all with the combination of the stupid plot, the bad acting, the cheesy movie monster (it comes out butts), the dubiousness of Morgan Freeman and Tom Sizemore's characters, and Dudditts. Wow, Duddits. We love you, Duddits.</p>
<p>The primary mistake this movie makes is poop. Really really. The film is meant to be frightening. The elements in concept are horrific. Being killed by something that is too big to be inside you coming out of your butt is possibly one of the worst ways to go. The Spanish Inquisition had nicer ways of killing people. Josef Mengele would have loved to have a bunch of shit weasels at his disposal. However, this is not scary in&nbsp;<em>Dreamcatcher</em>, it's hilarious. By the time the "horror" starts in this film, you've been giggling about farts and poop for ten minutes. So it's pretty tough to be scared.</p>
<p>Questions abound in this thing. It is more dubious than&nbsp;<em>Wicker Man.&nbsp;</em>How do the aliens work? What's their reproduction cycle? Are the shit weasels actually the same species? Why is it called <em>Dreamcatcher?</em>&nbsp;Is Duddits mentally handicapped or just has a speech impediment? Who is Duddits? Did his mom screw an alien? Seriously, what's with Morgan Freeman's eyebrows...the list goes on and on. We were able to <a href="http://www.stinkermadness.com/episodes/movie-reviews/entry/films/the-wicker-man" title="We solve the riddles of the Wicker Man episode">figure <i>The Wicker Man</i> out</a> but this one defeated us. We just can't come up with theories to answer these....</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-86-dreamcatcher-part-1.mp3yesMon, 14 Dec 2015 17:34:00 -060051:21bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to DreamcatcherStinker Madness<p>Duddits is the man of the week as we go back to one of the most surprisingly bad (we mean bad) blockbusters of all time. It's 2003's Stephen King based&nbsp;<em>Dreamcatcher</em> starring every single actor ever!</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<p>Well we didn't watch any streaming movies. Stupid Xmas planning.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However Jackie and Justin watched&nbsp;<em>San Andreas&nbsp;</em>and really should have been thrown under the bus by critics. It stinks!</p>
<h3>The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>&nbsp;Sound Effect and Vocal Replication AKA Michael Winslow from&nbsp;<em>Police Academy</em></p><p>Duddits is the man of the week as we go back to one of the most surprisingly bad (we mean bad) blockbusters of all time. It's 2003's Stephen King based&nbsp;<em>Dreamcatcher</em> starring every single actor ever!</p>
<h3>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h3>
<p>Well we didn't watch any streaming movies. Stupid Xmas planning.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However Jackie and Justin watched&nbsp;<em>San Andreas&nbsp;</em>and really should have been thrown under the bus by critics. It stinks!</p>
<h3>The Great Superpower Debate</h3>
<p>&nbsp;Sound Effect and Vocal Replication AKA Michael Winslow from&nbsp;<em>Police Academy</em></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-85.5-prelude-to-dreamcatcher.mp3yesFri, 11 Dec 2015 18:42:50 -060035:34bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever - Kick that Cat!Stinker Madness<p>An Internet meme gets its own movie which is supposed to be a Christmas movie but isn't. How long will it be before Lifetime calls us for the first Stinker Madness movie?</p>
<p>At no point does this movie not piss you off. It's insulting to your intelligence and an offense on humor. While its not Grumpy Cat's fault, you still want to punt the stupid thing across the room. Yes this film will make you want to commit violence on innocent little critters. All of your morals will be thrown under the bus may lead some to murder.&nbsp;<em>Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever&nbsp;</em>may need to be confiscated by Homeland Security for the safety of us all.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Boo this movie and boo fans of Grumpy Cat.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="0-star" /></p><p>An Internet meme gets its own movie which is supposed to be a Christmas movie but isn't. How long will it be before Lifetime calls us for the first Stinker Madness movie?</p>
<p>At no point does this movie not piss you off. It's insulting to your intelligence and an offense on humor. While its not Grumpy Cat's fault, you still want to punt the stupid thing across the room. Yes this film will make you want to commit violence on innocent little critters. All of your morals will be thrown under the bus may lead some to murder.&nbsp;<em>Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever&nbsp;</em>may need to be confiscated by Homeland Security for the safety of us all.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Boo this movie and boo fans of Grumpy Cat.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="0-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-86-grumpy-cat.mp3yesMon, 07 Dec 2015 18:49:57 -060047:39bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, grumpy cat, Prelude to Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas EverStinker Madness<p>Jingle bells all and merry Decemberween to you. Jackie brings in a Lifetime Channel original Xmas movie starring a cat who is an Internet meme. It can't be awful right? Talking animals, the magic of Xmas and a network notorious for making awful cheese family fests?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Star Trek: Nemesis - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/60024938?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Mortdecai - <a href="http://www.epixhd.com/movie/mortdecai/" target="_blank">EPIX</a></li>
<li>On Her Majesty's Secret Service - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/862301" target="_blank">Hulu Plus</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Super Fast Wardrobe and Makeup Changing</p><p>Jingle bells all and merry Decemberween to you. Jackie brings in a Lifetime Channel original Xmas movie starring a cat who is an Internet meme. It can't be awful right? Talking animals, the magic of Xmas and a network notorious for making awful cheese family fests?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Star Trek: Nemesis - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/60024938?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Mortdecai - <a href="http://www.epixhd.com/movie/mortdecai/" target="_blank">EPIX</a></li>
<li>On Her Majesty's Secret Service - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/862301" target="_blank">Hulu Plus</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Super Fast Wardrobe and Makeup Changing</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-85.5-prelude-to-grumpy-cat.mp3yesFri, 04 Dec 2015 17:12:57 -060029:29bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Biggle's Adventure in Time - Don't ask questionsStinker Madness<p>Some guy who is NOT named Biggle's has ONE adventure in just ONE time. So with an inaccurate title, we travel back and forth to 1917 to defeat the Nazi's secret sound weapon that makes things too hot. Don't ask too many questions.</p>
<p>Biggle's on paper sounds like a missed gem from our youth. The idea of a man named Biggle's traveling through time and having hijinx sounds like it would become your favorite movie when you're 12. Apparently the books are exactly that. But this movie is not. Biggle's is not the protagonist. It's a guy named Jim Ferguson who somehow gets transported back and forth from the present to 1917. So even he doesn't have "Adventures in Time" He just goes back to ONE time. So if you are looking for a sillier&nbsp;<em>Bill and Ted's</em>, you're not going to get it.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/6-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="6-star" /></p><p>Some guy who is NOT named Biggle's has ONE adventure in just ONE time. So with an inaccurate title, we travel back and forth to 1917 to defeat the Nazi's secret sound weapon that makes things too hot. Don't ask too many questions.</p>
<p>Biggle's on paper sounds like a missed gem from our youth. The idea of a man named Biggle's traveling through time and having hijinx sounds like it would become your favorite movie when you're 12. Apparently the books are exactly that. But this movie is not. Biggle's is not the protagonist. It's a guy named Jim Ferguson who somehow gets transported back and forth from the present to 1917. So even he doesn't have "Adventures in Time" He just goes back to ONE time. So if you are looking for a sillier&nbsp;<em>Bill and Ted's</em>, you're not going to get it.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/6-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="6-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-85-biggles-adventure-in-time.mp3yesMon, 30 Nov 2015 17:05:24 -06001:02:22bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, youtube movies,Prelude to Biggles Adventures in TimeStinker Madness<p>Brought to you by Timelonel, the best cure for time travel headaches and Ted Stevens, Time Gigolo</p>
<p>This week Sam brings in one of his favorite movies from his childhood called Biggles. It's a time travel movie that desired to combine Indiana Jones with Back to the Future. Sounds like a recipe for success to us!</p>
<p>Fans, we want to hear more from you and so we're giving you a task. Send us a story from back in the day of VHS tapes. Did you have an interesting story about renting one? Did you mistakenly record an episode of Transformers over your father's video presentation? What about good ol' porn mishaps. We want to hear it. Send us an email to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:talk@stinkermadness.com" target="_blank">talk@stinkermadness.com</a>&nbsp;and the best stories we get we'll read on the air.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>The Messenger - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Messenger-Christopher-Connelly/dp/B00DL4QR5O/ref=sr_1_6_dvt_1_pri?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1448651569&amp;sr=1-6&amp;refinements=p_27%3AFred+Williamson" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>The Masked Avengers - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80039486?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Men of War - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/60003435?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Nemesis - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/822972" target="_blank">Hulu Plus</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Thermal Spectrum Invisibility</p><p>Brought to you by Timelonel, the best cure for time travel headaches and Ted Stevens, Time Gigolo</p>
<p>This week Sam brings in one of his favorite movies from his childhood called Biggles. It's a time travel movie that desired to combine Indiana Jones with Back to the Future. Sounds like a recipe for success to us!</p>
<p>Fans, we want to hear more from you and so we're giving you a task. Send us a story from back in the day of VHS tapes. Did you have an interesting story about renting one? Did you mistakenly record an episode of Transformers over your father's video presentation? What about good ol' porn mishaps. We want to hear it. Send us an email to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:talk@stinkermadness.com" target="_blank">talk@stinkermadness.com</a>&nbsp;and the best stories we get we'll read on the air.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>The Messenger - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Messenger-Christopher-Connelly/dp/B00DL4QR5O/ref=sr_1_6_dvt_1_pri?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1448651569&amp;sr=1-6&amp;refinements=p_27%3AFred+Williamson" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>The Masked Avengers - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80039486?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Men of War - <a href="https://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/60003435?trkid=200250783" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Nemesis - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/822972" target="_blank">Hulu Plus</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>Thermal Spectrum Invisibility</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-84.5-prelude-to-biggles-adventure-in-time.mp3yesFri, 27 Nov 2015 19:54:03 -060040:35bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Mac and Me - Even their home planet doesn't want themStinker Madness<p>Mac and Me is truly a turd. We didn't like it at all. Sorry about that.</p>
<p>There's not enough here to enjoy by anyone. There's not even very much to write up. It just stinks.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="4-star" /></p><p>Mac and Me is truly a turd. We didn't like it at all. Sorry about that.</p>
<p>There's not enough here to enjoy by anyone. There's not even very much to write up. It just stinks.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="4-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-84-mac-and-me.mp3yesMon, 23 Nov 2015 17:48:04 -060058:11bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, Prelude to Mac and MeStinker Madness<p>Show opener - Justin has lost his ability to do anything but play Fallout 4 and Jackie is left with no choice but to go on Sammy Jesse Raphael.</p>
<p>It's the final film in our 3 piece "Monster Buds" series and we close with a film we've been planning on since we started the podcast. It's the tale of a film executives trying to cash in on the buzz of&nbsp;<em>ET&nbsp;</em>(a film no one on Stinker Madness likes) so odds are pretty low that we'll enjoy this one.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Five Venoms</em> - <a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/60001377" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Gunday</em> - <a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/70307646" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>It's a new game for this week. Each week we'll bring in a superpower and debate its merits for use in real life.</p>
<p>This week - Super Hearing</p><p>Show opener - Justin has lost his ability to do anything but play Fallout 4 and Jackie is left with no choice but to go on Sammy Jesse Raphael.</p>
<p>It's the final film in our 3 piece "Monster Buds" series and we close with a film we've been planning on since we started the podcast. It's the tale of a film executives trying to cash in on the buzz of&nbsp;<em>ET&nbsp;</em>(a film no one on Stinker Madness likes) so odds are pretty low that we'll enjoy this one.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Five Venoms</em> - <a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/60001377" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Gunday</em> - <a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/70307646" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>The Great Superpower Debate</h2>
<p>It's a new game for this week. Each week we'll bring in a superpower and debate its merits for use in real life.</p>
<p>This week - Super Hearing</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-83.5-prelude-to-mac-and-me.mp3yesFri, 20 Nov 2015 16:42:01 -060035:06bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, C.H.O.M.P.S. - Home burglary is the lesser of the evilsStinker Madness<p><em>C.H.O.M.P.S.&nbsp;</em>is like a slow painful death from a stab wound in the tummy while getting your head pressed in an iron maiden. It's awful. Even if you are a dog lover, you will want this annoyance to cease to exist within 30 minutes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>There is nothing redeeming for the film. Yes it has bad acting and yes its really stupid but these two items are masked by the overly intrusive soundtrack and the unending smorgasbord of generic sound effects that C.H.O.M.P.S. makes while he gallivants around town. There is nothing good here to be had.</p>
<p>Steer clear of&nbsp;<em>C.H.O.M.P.S.&nbsp;</em>unless you want to eyeball torture Malcolm McDowell or are trying to extract intel from someone at Guantanamo. Its sucks.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="2-star" /></p><p><em>C.H.O.M.P.S.&nbsp;</em>is like a slow painful death from a stab wound in the tummy while getting your head pressed in an iron maiden. It's awful. Even if you are a dog lover, you will want this annoyance to cease to exist within 30 minutes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>There is nothing redeeming for the film. Yes it has bad acting and yes its really stupid but these two items are masked by the overly intrusive soundtrack and the unending smorgasbord of generic sound effects that C.H.O.M.P.S. makes while he gallivants around town. There is nothing good here to be had.</p>
<p>Steer clear of&nbsp;<em>C.H.O.M.P.S.&nbsp;</em>unless you want to eyeball torture Malcolm McDowell or are trying to extract intel from someone at Guantanamo. Its sucks.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="2-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-83-chomps.mp3yesMon, 16 Nov 2015 16:40:01 -060057:16bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, children's movie,Prelude to CHOMPSStinker Madness<p>Part 2 of our Monster Buds series and this time its a robot dog with superpowers played by an actual dog. That can't be a recipe for disaster in any possible way!</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge</em> - <a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/60002779" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Creepshow 3</em> - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/849374" target="_blank">Hulu Plus</a></li>
<li><em>The Colombian Connection</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Colombian-Connection-Bertie-Higgins/dp/B00CDSVVPA/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Senorita Justice</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Senorita-Justice-Eva-Longoria/dp/B009Y7FSVG/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1447436696&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=senorita+justice" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>Beethoven the Dog - <em>Beethoven</em></li>
<li>Hooch - <em>Turner &amp; Hooch</em></li>
<li>Kujo - <em>Kujo</em></li>
</ul><p>Part 2 of our Monster Buds series and this time its a robot dog with superpowers played by an actual dog. That can't be a recipe for disaster in any possible way!</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge</em> - <a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/60002779" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li><em>Creepshow 3</em> - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/849374" target="_blank">Hulu Plus</a></li>
<li><em>The Colombian Connection</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Colombian-Connection-Bertie-Higgins/dp/B00CDSVVPA/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li><em>Senorita Justice</em> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Senorita-Justice-Eva-Longoria/dp/B009Y7FSVG/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1447436696&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=senorita+justice" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>Beethoven the Dog - <em>Beethoven</em></li>
<li>Hooch - <em>Turner &amp; Hooch</em></li>
<li>Kujo - <em>Kujo</em></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-82.5-prelude-to-chomps.mp3yesFri, 13 Nov 2015 18:07:47 -060030:49bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, children's movie,Galgameth - or How to Destroy Your Own CastleStinker Madness<p>When you absolutely must rescue your vague kingdom from a usurper with unknown motivations and restore your position as the supreme ruler of the lands, reach for a Galgameth statue and squirt some tears on it. Just make sure you don't ever go near an ocean. It's the Adventure or Legend or just Galgameth and he's one family friendly&nbsp;Kaijū!</p>
<p>There's some pretty great stuff in this one though for bad movie lovers. There is some possible moral tale about cats being evil and dogs being good, some seriously cheesy special effects, a poorly shot dummy that clearly gets crushed by Galgameth, some awful swordplay, some pretty crummy costumes, and pretty dumb dialogue. It's very easy to riff and great to discuss the stupid parts.</p>
<p>We all enjoyed Galgameth and recommend it but its not for everyone by any means. Enter at your own risk.</p><p>When you absolutely must rescue your vague kingdom from a usurper with unknown motivations and restore your position as the supreme ruler of the lands, reach for a Galgameth statue and squirt some tears on it. Just make sure you don't ever go near an ocean. It's the Adventure or Legend or just Galgameth and he's one family friendly&nbsp;Kaijū!</p>
<p>There's some pretty great stuff in this one though for bad movie lovers. There is some possible moral tale about cats being evil and dogs being good, some seriously cheesy special effects, a poorly shot dummy that clearly gets crushed by Galgameth, some awful swordplay, some pretty crummy costumes, and pretty dumb dialogue. It's very easy to riff and great to discuss the stupid parts.</p>
<p>We all enjoyed Galgameth and recommend it but its not for everyone by any means. Enter at your own risk.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-82-gilgameth.mp3yesMon, 09 Nov 2015 18:03:57 -06001:00:33bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, kaiju, Prelude to GalgamethStinker Madness<p>It may be called <em>Galgameth</em> or it might be called <em>The Adventures of Galgameth</em> or it might be called <em>The Legend of Galgameth</em>; who's to say? Either way, it's the start of our "Monster Bud" 3 episode series. It involves a fantasy tale about a boy who gets a dragon who grows by eating metal. So we'll see how that works out.</p>
<p>Sorry about the awful audio quality. Our new mixer is total crap.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Taken 3 - <a href="http://www.hbo.com/movies/taken-3.html" target="_blank">HBO Now</a></li>
<li>Man-Thing - Hulu Plus</li>
<li>Swamp Thing - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/167832" target="_blank">Hulu Plus</a></li>
<li>The Demolitionist - Hulu Plus</li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;ET - <em>ET</em></li>
<li>&nbsp;Sloth - <em>The Goonies</em></li>
<li>The Alien Spaceship -<em> Flight of the Navigator</em></li>
</ul><p>It may be called <em>Galgameth</em> or it might be called <em>The Adventures of Galgameth</em> or it might be called <em>The Legend of Galgameth</em>; who's to say? Either way, it's the start of our "Monster Bud" 3 episode series. It involves a fantasy tale about a boy who gets a dragon who grows by eating metal. So we'll see how that works out.</p>
<p>Sorry about the awful audio quality. Our new mixer is total crap.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Taken 3 - <a href="http://www.hbo.com/movies/taken-3.html" target="_blank">HBO Now</a></li>
<li>Man-Thing - Hulu Plus</li>
<li>Swamp Thing - <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/167832" target="_blank">Hulu Plus</a></li>
<li>The Demolitionist - Hulu Plus</li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;ET - <em>ET</em></li>
<li>&nbsp;Sloth - <em>The Goonies</em></li>
<li>The Alien Spaceship -<em> Flight of the Navigator</em></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-81.5-prelude-to-gilgamesh.mp3yesFri, 06 Nov 2015 17:37:09 -060032:27bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, children's movie,Spookies - 1/3 Hosts Approved!Stinker Madness<p><em>Spookies</em> is the very last of our Octoberween 3 bad horror movies of 2015 and what the hell do we say about this POS? Well it stinks.</p>
<p>This is just one of those hot messes that some people will love and some will hate. There is some pretty fantastic moments and then there are others that are long and drawn out and get a little tedious. Some of the makeup and effects look great, some others look terrible. The good news is that none of it makes a lick of sense.</p>
<p>The highlight of the film is certainly the farting Muck Men. This sequence should bring most bad movie fans to tears.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Two out of three of us didn't enjoy this movie. By Rotten Tomatoes method of rating, that's a 33%. Not good. However, this reviewer thought that it was still worth doing. There is a few stale parts but when things happen they are good enough to carry you enough to the next nanners bit.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/6-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="6-star" /></p><p><em>Spookies</em> is the very last of our Octoberween 3 bad horror movies of 2015 and what the hell do we say about this POS? Well it stinks.</p>
<p>This is just one of those hot messes that some people will love and some will hate. There is some pretty fantastic moments and then there are others that are long and drawn out and get a little tedious. Some of the makeup and effects look great, some others look terrible. The good news is that none of it makes a lick of sense.</p>
<p>The highlight of the film is certainly the farting Muck Men. This sequence should bring most bad movie fans to tears.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Two out of three of us didn't enjoy this movie. By Rotten Tomatoes method of rating, that's a 33%. Not good. However, this reviewer thought that it was still worth doing. There is a few stale parts but when things happen they are good enough to carry you enough to the next nanners bit.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="2-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/1-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="1-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="3-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/6-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="6-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-81-spookies.mp3yesSat, 31 Oct 2015 17:35:00 -050053:54bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, halloweenPrelude to SpookiesStinker Madness<p>57 Channels and Monsters On is how we kick off this episode. No Springsteen didn't make it.</p>
<p>Its almost time kids. Just one more day until Halloween. So get a warm cup of pumpkin cider and curl up with a ridiculous podcast and an even more ridiculous movie. It's 1986's&nbsp;<em>Spookies</em>. Apparently it stars a bevvy of kooky monsters attacking a band of idiots.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Be sure to come back on Oct. 31st as we are releasing our full episode on Saturday instead of Monday.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Vicious Lips - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vicious-Lips-Dru-Anne-Perry/dp/B009G4NQQG?_encoding=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight - <a href="http://www.hbo.com/search?type=schedule&amp;productIds=52153&amp;focusId=559604&amp;q=Tales%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2BCrypt%2BPresents%2BDemon%2BKnight" target="_blank">HBO Now</a></li>
<li>When a Stranger Calls Back - <a href="http://www.hbo.com/search?type=schedule&amp;productIds=48239&amp;focusId=555516&amp;q=When%2Ba%2BStranger%2BCalls%2BBack" target="_blank">HBO Now</a></li>
<li>Five Element Ninjas - <a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/70124316" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>Dana Scully - <em>The X-Files</em></li>
<li>Fox Mulder - <em>The X-Files</em></li>
<li>Velma - <em>Scooby-Doo</em></li>
</ul><p>57 Channels and Monsters On is how we kick off this episode. No Springsteen didn't make it.</p>
<p>Its almost time kids. Just one more day until Halloween. So get a warm cup of pumpkin cider and curl up with a ridiculous podcast and an even more ridiculous movie. It's 1986's&nbsp;<em>Spookies</em>. Apparently it stars a bevvy of kooky monsters attacking a band of idiots.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Be sure to come back on Oct. 31st as we are releasing our full episode on Saturday instead of Monday.</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Vicious Lips - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vicious-Lips-Dru-Anne-Perry/dp/B009G4NQQG?_encoding=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a></li>
<li>Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight - <a href="http://www.hbo.com/search?type=schedule&amp;productIds=52153&amp;focusId=559604&amp;q=Tales%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2BCrypt%2BPresents%2BDemon%2BKnight" target="_blank">HBO Now</a></li>
<li>When a Stranger Calls Back - <a href="http://www.hbo.com/search?type=schedule&amp;productIds=48239&amp;focusId=555516&amp;q=When%2Ba%2BStranger%2BCalls%2BBack" target="_blank">HBO Now</a></li>
<li>Five Element Ninjas - <a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/70124316" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>Dana Scully - <em>The X-Files</em></li>
<li>Fox Mulder - <em>The X-Files</em></li>
<li>Velma - <em>Scooby-Doo</em></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-80.5-prelude-to-spookies.mp3yesFri, 30 Oct 2015 16:04:56 -050028:47bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, netflix movies, halloween, horror movies,Queen of the Damned - Sexy vampires enjoy golden showersStinker Madness<p>Lestat, a vampire, falls in love. That's it. The end. Podcast over. Really that's all that happens in this film. It is truly one of the most uneventful things ever viewed by man. It's a complete snooze fest.</p>
<p>It may seem like important things are going on. But really it is just guys and girls moving incredibly slow (so they look sexy, I guess) and overacting. Or perhaps they are compensating for the huge teeth crammed into the actor's mugs. Speaking of actors...</p>
<p>Aaliyah - She may have dead before this thing was released. That's a bummer. Many tears. That does NOT make her immune to having won an award for terrible acting. She was awful. Most notably her snake dance and her incoherent vamp talk. She's pretty hard to understand but when you did it doesn't matter.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Yes this is a bad movie. No its not any fun. There's is just nothing happening. Something needs to happen. It doesn't. Boo this movie.</p><p>Lestat, a vampire, falls in love. That's it. The end. Podcast over. Really that's all that happens in this film. It is truly one of the most uneventful things ever viewed by man. It's a complete snooze fest.</p>
<p>It may seem like important things are going on. But really it is just guys and girls moving incredibly slow (so they look sexy, I guess) and overacting. Or perhaps they are compensating for the huge teeth crammed into the actor's mugs. Speaking of actors...</p>
<p>Aaliyah - She may have dead before this thing was released. That's a bummer. Many tears. That does NOT make her immune to having won an award for terrible acting. She was awful. Most notably her snake dance and her incoherent vamp talk. She's pretty hard to understand but when you did it doesn't matter.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Yes this is a bad movie. No its not any fun. There's is just nothing happening. Something needs to happen. It doesn't. Boo this movie.</p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-80-queen-of-the-damned.mp3yesMon, 26 Oct 2015 17:12:10 -05001:03:46bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, Prelude to Queen of the DamnedStinker Madness<p>It's week 2 of our 3 episode Halloween trio of horribleness. This week Aaliyah stars in a sexy vampire movie called&nbsp;<em>Queen of the Damned&nbsp;</em>from 2002. While it avoided the Razzies completely this film was still quite pandered by critics but in the years since has gained a pretty heavy cult following. Is it because its filled with annoying glitter vampires or is there some merits to the shenanigans?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Private School - HBO Now</li>
<li>Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VixiEyjVcvQ" target="_blank">Youtube</a></li>
<li>Dark Was the Night - <a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/80041505" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Motel Hell - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Motel-Hell-Kevin-Connor/dp/B001MLEZI4/ref=tmm_aiv_title_0/ref=tmm_aiv_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.epixhd.com/movie/motel-hell/" target="_blank">EPIX</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>Casper, the Friendly Ghost -&nbsp;<em>Casper</em></li>
<li>Slimer - <em>Ghostbusters</em></li>
<li>The Wolfman - <em>The Wolfman</em></li>
</ul><p>It's week 2 of our 3 episode Halloween trio of horribleness. This week Aaliyah stars in a sexy vampire movie called&nbsp;<em>Queen of the Damned&nbsp;</em>from 2002. While it avoided the Razzies completely this film was still quite pandered by critics but in the years since has gained a pretty heavy cult following. Is it because its filled with annoying glitter vampires or is there some merits to the shenanigans?</p>
<h2>Streaming Do's and Don'ts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Private School - HBO Now</li>
<li>Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VixiEyjVcvQ" target="_blank">Youtube</a></li>
<li>Dark Was the Night - <a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/80041505" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li>
<li>Motel Hell - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Motel-Hell-Kevin-Connor/dp/B001MLEZI4/ref=tmm_aiv_title_0/ref=tmm_aiv_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.epixhd.com/movie/motel-hell/" target="_blank">EPIX</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Good Neighbor, Bad Neighbor</h2>
<ul>
<li>Casper, the Friendly Ghost -&nbsp;<em>Casper</em></li>
<li>Slimer - <em>Ghostbusters</em></li>
<li>The Wolfman - <em>The Wolfman</em></li>
</ul>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-79.5-prelude-to-queen-of-the-damned.mp3yesFri, 23 Oct 2015 18:04:09 -050037:12bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, vampire movies, halloween,Jurassic World - Bad Movie Field Trip with Gramps & TuckerStinker Madness<p>Gramps and Tucker from the <a href="http://ifwemadeit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">If We Made It podcast</a> join us for a Bad Movie Field trip with the most successful film of 2015,&nbsp;<em>Jurassic World</em>. It's been labeled by the geniuses of the Internet as a cinematic milkshake of bad movie tropes and not carrying the spirit of 1993's <em>Jurassic Park.</em> We ask, "What do you want from a monster movie?"</p>
<p><em>Jurassic&nbsp;World</em>&nbsp;<em></em>at its core is just plain silly. The employees are all buffoons, the CEO may be the worst one of all time, and Chris Pratt's jungle man routine is about as preposterous as Donald Trump being President. It's all just silly. Critics and haters alike complain about the film not taking itself seriously enough and Bryce Dallas Howard traipsing through jungles and stepping in dino doo doo in high heels, with a bevy of buzzwords like one-dimensional, cliche, and lackluster. Perhaps you should just stick with Kurosawa films, it's a friggin movie about dinosaurs eating people! You can claim that your precious&nbsp;<em>Jurassic Park&nbsp;</em>is a film about taking science too far without considering the consequences but ask any child (which is the franchise's target market, not you Beardy) and they will tell you its about dinosaurs eating people.</p>
<p>So we say, screw you purists. This isn't the newest biopic or historical depiction of how crappy things were 150 years ago or obligatory white man's guilt film. This is a film about dinosaurs fucking some shit up. Sit back in your seats, eat your popcorn and smile. You're there to have a good time.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/7-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="7-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/8-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="8-star" /></p><p>Gramps and Tucker from the <a href="http://ifwemadeit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">If We Made It podcast</a> join us for a Bad Movie Field trip with the most successful film of 2015,&nbsp;<em>Jurassic World</em>. It's been labeled by the geniuses of the Internet as a cinematic milkshake of bad movie tropes and not carrying the spirit of 1993's <em>Jurassic Park.</em> We ask, "What do you want from a monster movie?"</p>
<p><em>Jurassic&nbsp;World</em>&nbsp;<em></em>at its core is just plain silly. The employees are all buffoons, the CEO may be the worst one of all time, and Chris Pratt's jungle man routine is about as preposterous as Donald Trump being President. It's all just silly. Critics and haters alike complain about the film not taking itself seriously enough and Bryce Dallas Howard traipsing through jungles and stepping in dino doo doo in high heels, with a bevy of buzzwords like one-dimensional, cliche, and lackluster. Perhaps you should just stick with Kurosawa films, it's a friggin movie about dinosaurs eating people! You can claim that your precious&nbsp;<em>Jurassic Park&nbsp;</em>is a film about taking science too far without considering the consequences but ask any child (which is the franchise's target market, not you Beardy) and they will tell you its about dinosaurs eating people.</p>
<p>So we say, screw you purists. This isn't the newest biopic or historical depiction of how crappy things were 150 years ago or obligatory white man's guilt film. This is a film about dinosaurs fucking some shit up. Sit back in your seats, eat your popcorn and smile. You're there to have a good time.</p>
<h4>Individual Ratings:</h4>
<p>Over the top action:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/5-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="5-star" /><br />Cheesy effects:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/3-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="3-star" /><br />Horrendous acting:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/2-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="2-star" /><br />Laugh-out-loud-ability:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="4-star" /><br />Ridiculous stunts:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="13" alt="0-star" /><br />Gratuitous nudity:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/0-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="0-star" /><br />Memorable one-liners:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/4-star.png" width="75" height="12" alt="4-star" /></p>
<h4>Overall Ratings:</h4>
<p>Good Movie Quality: <img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/7-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="7-star" /><br />Bad Movie Quality:<img src="http://www.stinkermadness.com/images/8-10-star.png" width="150" height="13" alt="8-star" /></p>http://media.blubrry.com/stinker_madness/archive.org/download/stinker-madness/episode-78-jurassic-world.mp3yesThu, 22 Oct 2015 16:29:44 -05001:10:06bad movies, bad movie podcast, movie reviews, cult films, cult classics, stinkers, box office flops, imdb bottom 100, Halloween III - More questions that you can shake Stonehenge at!Stinker Madness<p>Tom Atkins stars as a mustache-ride-given hacker doctor detective with the help of a young woman who may or may not be an android to take down a Irish/Californian novelty gift manufacturer who wants to use the powers of Stonehenge to transform millions of children into bugs and snakes. Don't come for Michael Meyers, stay for the endless sea of questions.</p>
<p>The movie is completely silly. The plot of ridiculous and with each moment the viewe